Moussa Kounfolo Yeo (born 1 June 2004) is a Malian football player who plays as a midfielder for the Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Moussa Yeo
Yeo in 2024
Personal information
Full name Moussa Kounfolo Yeo
Date of birth (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 49
Youth career
2019–2022 Guidars FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 8 (2)
2022–2024FC Liefering (loan) 33 (6)
International career
2022–2023 Mali U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:25, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Yeo is a youth product of the Malian club Guidars FC. On 7 August 2022, he transferred to the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract, and was immediately loaned to their farm club FC Liefering.[2] He made his debut with Salzburg as a substitute in a 5–1 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over TSV Hartberg on 12 May 2024.[3] He formally returned to the senior Red Bull Salzburg side for the 2024–25 season.[4]

International career

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Yeo is a youth international for Mali, having played for the Mali U20s.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 7 2 2 0 6[a] 1 0 0 15 3
Total 8 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 16 3
FC Liefering (loan) 2022–23 2. Liga 18 1 0 0 18 1
2023–24 2. Liga 15 5 0 0 15 5
Total 33 6 0 0 33 6
Career total 41 7 2 0 6 1 0 0 49 9
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "YEO Moussa Kounfolo".
  2. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg verpflichtet 18-jähriges Talent aus Mali". www.laola1.at.
  3. ^ "Live Commentary - Hartberg vs Salzburg | 12.05.2024". Sky Sports.
  4. ^ "A new generation comes to the fore - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ MBA, hamiss (8 August 2022). "Mali-Mercato: Salzbourg recrute un milieu de terrain malien".
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