Karifa Yao
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center Back
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
12
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 |  Sacramento Republic FC | L2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Jul 4 |  Orange County SC | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Jun 13 |  Loudoun United FC | W1 - 4 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Jun 6 |  Westchester SC | W3 - 0 | 83 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| May 30 |  Indy Eleven | L1 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| May 23 |  Brooklyn | W4 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| May 16 |  Portland Hearts of Pine | L2 - 1 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| May 9 |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | D1 - 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| May 2 |  Birmingham Legion FC | L1 - 3 | 67 | — | — | 1 | 6.1 |
| Apr 25 |  Hartford Athletic | D0 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Karifa Yao
Karifa Yao is a professional 25-year-old footballer who plays as a center back for Rhode Island FC, born on September 27, 2000, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Karifa Yao on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Karifa Yao Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current USL Championship campaign, Karifa Yao has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 12 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 0 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 6.68.
Compared to other center backs in the competition, Karifa Yao ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Karifa Yao's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- October 24, 2026: null-null vs Hartford Athletic (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 17, 2026: null-null vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 14, 2026: null-null vs Loudoun United FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 10, 2026: null-null vs Detroit City FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 3, 2026: null-null vs Brooklyn (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 30, 2026: null-null vs Indy Eleven (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 26, 2026: null-null vs Charleston Battery (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 19, 2026: null-null vs Miami FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 12, 2026: null-null vs Sporting JAX (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 5, 2026: null-null vs Louisville City FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Karifa Yao's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Karifa Yao's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Karifa Yao currently plays for Rhode Island FC alongside JJ Williams, Grant Stoneman, Dani Rovira, Nick Scardina, Jacob Castro, Noah Fuson, Agustín Rodríguez, Frank Nodarse, Aimé Mabika, Dwayne Atkinson, Jamin Peters, Jojea Kwizera, Will Meyer, Hamady Diop, Aldair Sanchez. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Karifa Yao's career has also included time at Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Vancouver Whitecaps, Cavalry FC, CF Montreal.
On the international stage, Karifa Yao has represented Canada.
Other notable players from Canada include Alex Lamontagne, Noble Okello, Zorhan Bassong, Jacob Shaffelburg, Rocco Romeo, Mamadi Camara, Callum Montgomery, Dayne St. Clair, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Clément Bayiha, Tajon Buchanan, Kamal Miller, Marc Dos Santos, Jonas Häkkinen, Richie Ennin. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Karifa Yao has won 2 titles: Canadian Championship (2019) with CF Montreal, Canadian Championship (2023) with Vancouver Whitecaps.
Karifa Yao has competed in USL Championship, USL Cup, Open Cup, MLS Next Pro, MLS, Canadian Championship, Leagues Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Premier League. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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