Player Details
Name
Karifa YaoPronunciation
KA-REE-FA YA-OHeight
6' 2"Weight
176 lbsDate of Birth
9.28.2000 (23)Birthplace
, QC CanadaPosition
DefenderPosition Detail
Central DefenderPreferred Side
CentreRoster Category
Supplemental Slots 31Player Category
HomegrownPlayer Status
Loaned Out
Latest
Latest
Career Summary
Signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on June 4, 2019, as a Homegrown player, a two-year deal with three option years.
Yao, 18, joined the Academy in 2017, starting with the U17 team before playing two seasons with the Impact U19 in the Development Academy. His former amateur club before joining the Impact was Étoiles de l’Est.
Born in Montreal to an Ivorian father and a Senegalese mother, Yao is the 17th homegrown player to sign a contract with the first team.