Serge Aurier vs Yaya Touré
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Serge Aurier
Côte d’Ivoire · 2015–23 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 60 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur
Côte d'Ivoire had used all five substitutes when their goalkeeper went down in the last seconds against Sierra Leone on 16 January 2022, so Aurier pulled on the gloves and finished the game between the posts. He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and again in 2023, made the 2015 team of the tournament, and took two Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain plus three Coupes de France, captaining his country from 2017. Career record: 60 caps and 2 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur.
Yaya Touré
Côte d’Ivoire · 2009–15 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 102 · 19 goals
- Clubs
- K.S.K. Beveren, FC Barcelona, Manchester City
Manchester City had gone 35 years without a trophy when he scored the only goal in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United and then the only goal in the final against Stoke. He won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, four straight African Footballer of the Year awards from 2011, the 2009 Champions League with Barcelona while filling in at centre-back in the final, three Premier League titles and two in Spain. Career record: 102 caps and 19 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at K.S.K. Beveren, FC Barcelona, Manchester City.
The verdict
The almanac puts Yaya Touré ahead by 7 rating points, 91 against 84.
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