
On 20 January 2015 he put Mali in front against Cameroon in Equatorial Guinea, the first goal of a 1-1 draw and the highlight of his second Africa Cup of Nations. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations brought him bronze with Mali, the biggest thing he won, alongside the Ligue 2 title with Caen in 2010 and thirty-two caps across a career that took in Monaco, Bastia, Olympiacos, Werder Bremen and Royal Antwerp. Career record: club career at Stade Malherbe Caen, SC Bastia, En Avant de Guingamp.
| 2006–2007 | AS Beauvais Oise |
| 2008–2011 | Stade Malherbe Caen |
| 2011–2012 | AS Monaco |
| 2012–2013 | SC Bastia |
| 2013–2016 | Olympiacos |
| 2014–2015 | En Avant de Guingamp |
| 2014–2014 | SC Bastia |
| 2015–2015 | Standard Liège |
| 2016–today | SV Werder Bremen |
Mali legends whose careers overlapped Yatabaré's
One rank above: Molla Wagué at #26.
One rank below: Abdou Traoré at #28.
Mali's editorial top five: Salif Keita · Seydou Keita · Frédéric Kanouté · Mahamadou Diarra · Mohamed Sissoko.