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Karifa Yao ranks top 7% for aerial win rate and top 8% for duel win rate among centre-backs at a similar level on current form.
USL Championship 2026 · Rhode Island
57 apps · 2 goals · 0 assists
| Season | Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USL Championship Rhode Island | 19 (19) | 1,601 | 2 | 0 | |
| USL League One Cup Rhode Island | 4 (3) | 337 | 0 | – | ||
| US Open Cup Rhode Island | 3 (3) | 248 | 0 | – | ||
| 2025 | USL Championship Rhode Island | 28 (26) | 2,319 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer CF Montréal | 2 (1) | 127 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 57 | 4,632 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 |
Karifa Yao has scored 2 goals and provided 0 assists in 19 appearances (1,601 minutes) for Rhode Island in the USL Championship 2026 season.
Karifa Yao plays as a centre-back for Rhode Island. OddAlerts benchmarks Karifa Yao against 5,715 centre-backs at a similar level.
On current form, Karifa Yao's strongest areas compared with other centre-backs are aerial win rate (top 7%, 71%), duel win rate (top 8%, 64%) and ball security (possession lost) (top 10%, 5.52 per 90).
Karifa Yao averages a match rating of 6.83 across 19 appearances this season.
The players with the most similar statistical profile to Karifa Yao on current form are Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (Asteras Tripolis), Abdul Salam Mohammed (Kalba) and Georgiy Dzhikiya (Lokomotiv Moskva).