Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Montreal Impact | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Montreal Impact | ||
| 2013–2015 | CS Panellinios | ||
| 2015 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | FC Montreal | 21 | (5) |
| 2017– | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Canada U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016– | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:07, 22 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla (born 31 March 1999) is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[1]
Early life
Tabla was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast but moved to Canada as a child.[2] He was raised in Quebec.[3]
Career
Youth
Tabla first joined the academy of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer in 2012. On 9 December 2013, he left the club to join local amateur team CS Panellinios. In April 2015, he returned to the Impact as part of the team's U18 side which finished the 2014/15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy in first place in the overall standings.[4] He also played for Jets Pointe aux Tremble, another local amateur team.[2]
FC Montreal
On 10 November 2015, it was announced that Tabla had signed for FC Montreal, the second team of the Impact which competes in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the Canadian soccer league system.[4] He made his professional debut on 9 April 2016 and scored his first professional goal as Montreal fell 1–2 to Toronto FC II.[1] While with FC Montreal, Tabla regularly trained with the first team which included fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba.[5] In February 2016, Tabla and three of his teammates had a training stint with Bologna F.C. 1909 of Serie A.[6]
In April 2016 it was revealed that Tabla was being eyed by numerous big teams in Europe including Premier League clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea. He was first spotted by scouts during a U20 match in March 2016 in which Canada beat England by a score of 2–1. It was also revealed that several European clubs had inquired about taking the player in on a trial.[5]
Montreal Impact
On October 20, 2016, the Montreal Impact announced they had signed Tabla to a two year contract as a Homegrown Player, which would begin in the 2017 season.[7][8]
International
Tabla was 14 years old when he first participated in a national camp. He has represented Canada at the U15, U17, U18, and U20 levels.[3] He was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[9] In 2014, he was named the Canada U17 Male Player of the Year.[10] In August 2016, Tabla was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of September 26, 2016[12]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Montreal | USL | 2016 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
Honours
- FSQ Male Youth Player of Excellence: 2014, 2015
- Canada U17 Male Player of the Year: 2014
References
- 1 2 "USL Profile". United Soccer League. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Biographie". Self. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- 1 2 "CSA Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla joins FC Montreal". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- 1 2 O'ROURKE, Peter. "Impact's Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla eyed by Premier League clubs - source". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Four players from FC Montreal in Bologna for a training camp". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ Montreal Impact (October 20, 2016). "Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla signs MLS contract with Impact".
- ↑ Oliver Tremblay (October 20, 2016). "Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla with the first team: the reactions". Montreal Impact.
- ↑ "Canada M17 squad selected for CONCACAF U-17 Championship". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "QUEBEC JEAN-YVES BALLOU TABLA PLAYER NAMED CANADIAN U17 MEN OF THE YEAR IN CANADA". Federation de Soccer de Quebec. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Soccerway. "Ballou Tabla profile".