Yao Eloge Koffi
Ivorian footballer
Eloge Koffi Yao Guy (born 20 January 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C club Virtus Verona.
Club career
Internazionale
Born in Akroukro, Ivory Coast, Yao was signed by the Serie A club Inter Milan from Parma in January 2012. The club sold the 50% registration rights of Jacopo Galimberti (€500,000) and Diego Mella (€500,000) for the 50% registration rights of Yao (€1 million). Yao spent the rest of the 2011–12 season with Parma's youth team. He was a member of Inter's under-17 team in 2012–13 season and was promoted to the reserve team in 2013. In June 2013, Yao's co-ownership contract was renewed. Inter also bought back Galimberti and Mella in €1.75 million cash plus the remain 50% rights of Nwankwo Obiora.
In June 2014, Parma bought back Ishak Belfodil for €5.75 million from Inter, with Lorenzo Crisetig (€4.75 million) and Yao (€1 million) moved to Inter outright.
Loan to Crotone
On 10 July 2015, Yao was signed by the Serie B club Crotone with a season-long loan deal. On 9 August he made his debut for Crotone in the second round of Coppa Italia in a 1–0 home win over Feralpisalò.
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