Yakhouba Gnagna Barry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horoya | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Stade Africain Matoto | 7 | (13) |
| 2016–2020 | Santoba | 49+ | (58) |
| 2020– | Horoya | 10+ | (45+) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea | 17 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 13 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:59, 25 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yakhouba Gnagna Barry (born 17 April 1998) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Horoya and the Guinea national team.
Club career
Stade Africain Matoto
During the 2015–16 season, Yakhouba Gnagna Barry scored 13 goals in 7 appearances for Stade Africain Matoto.[1]
Santoba
He joined Santoba in 2016, where he won the 2017–18 Guinée Championnat National Ligue 2 title, and was Ligue 1 Pro top scorer with 17 goals in 2018–19.
Horoya
He joined Horoya on 1 July 2020 where he was Ligue 1 Pro top scorer again with 17 goals during 2021–22.
He was on the verge of joining South African Premiership club AmaZulu in September 2023 but the move fell throigh after Barry failed his medical with a knee injury.[2]
2025–26 season
Barry scored his first goal of the season during the 2–0 victory against Al Hilal Benghazi on 27 September 2025 during the CAF Champions League first round,[3] and he scored a hat trick against ASM Sangarédi on 5 November 2025.[4]
He scored two goals on 5 December 2025 during the 5–0 victory against Karfamoriah. This brought his total league goals scored in the 2025–26 season to ten goals.[5]
He has scored 12 goals across all competitions during 2025–26.[6][7][5][8]
International career
Barry made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 3–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Namibia on 19 January 2021 in which he scored a brace.[9]
After a three year absence, he returned to the Guinea national team for the 2024 African Nations Championship in August 2025.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Guinée Coupe Nationale | CAF Champions League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stade Africain Matoto | 2015–16 | Guinée Ligue Regionale | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 13 | |
| Santoba | 2016–17 | Guinée Championnat National Ligue 2 | 10 | 6 | ? | ? | — | 10+ | 6+ | |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 19 | ? | ? | — | 26+ | 19+ | |||
| 2018–19 | Guinée Championnat National | ? | 17 | ? | ? | — | ? | 17+ | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 10 | ? | ? | — | 13+ | 10+ | |||
| Total | 56+ | 71 | ? | ? | — | 56+ | 71 | |||
| Horoya | 2020–21 | Guinée Championnat National | ? | 14 | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | 8+ | 16+ |
| 2021–22 | ? | 17 | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 7+ | 18+ | ||
| 2022–23 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 4+ | 1+ | ||
| 2023–24 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 0+ | ||
| 2024–25 | ? | 7 | ? | ? | — | ? | 7+ | |||
| 2025–26 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 66+ | 117+ | ? | ? | 24 | 5 | 90+ | 122+ | ||
International
- As of match played 15 August 2025.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | |
- As of match played 15 August 2025
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barry goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 January 2021 | Limbe Stadium, Limbé, Cameroon | 1 | Namibia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 27 January 2021 | Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon | 3 | Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Honours
Santoba
- Guinée Championnat National: third place 2018–19
- Guinée Championnat National Ligue 2: 2017–18
Horoya
- Guinée Championnat National: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024–25, runners-up 2022–23
- Guinean Super Cup: 2022
Guinea
- African Nations Championship: third place 2020
Individual
- Guinée Championnat National top goalscorer: 2018–19, 2021–22
References
- ^ a b Yakhouba Gnagna Barry at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Sithole, Sinethemba (5 September 2023). "Yakhouba Gnagna Barry's deal called off, AmaZulu FC welcome potential replacement". FARPost. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Olsson, Andrew (27 September 2025). "CAF Champions League: Horoya eliminate Al Hilal Benghazi". Pan-Africa Football. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Soumah, Mohamed Lamine (5 November 2025). "Ligue 1 (Matchday 3): Gnagna Barry on fire, Horoya and CIK continue their winning streaks". Africasport. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Yakhouba BARRY et le Horoya AC corrigent Karifamoriya FC (5–0)". Horoya Athletic Club. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Ligue 1 / Guinea: Summary of Matchday 4 and upcoming schedule". 18 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Salematou Camara, Amadou (30 November 2025). "Ligue 1 (Matchday 7): ASFAG surprised in their opening match, Horoya AC secures the essentials". Horoya Athletic Club. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Kamara, Amadou Salematou (13 December 2025). "Horoya AC won against SAG (3-1)". Horoya Athletic Club. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (19 Jan 2021). "Guinea vs. Namibia (3:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 Mar 2021.
External links
- Yakhouba Gnagna Barry at Soccerway
- Yakhouba Gnagna Barry at National-Football-Teams.com