Yago Yao, who was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast is a 28 year old central defender who has been signed for the next 3 seasons. He has been signed from Celta Vigo, where he has been for the last 8 seasons, although he has been on loan to other teams in Spain, namely Sporting B, Sporting Gijon, Oviedo and Recreativo Huelva.