Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo (born 18 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2][3] Born in France, he currently plays for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League and Burkina Faso national team.
 Dabo in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Burel FC | ||
| 2006–2007 | Aubagne | ||
| 2007–2010 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Montpellier | 76 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Montpellier B | 21 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Fiorentina | 33 | (2) |
| 2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Benevento | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Aris | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sepahan | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Burkina Faso | 19 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022 | |||
Club career
editMontpellier
editDabo made his professional debut with Montpellier on 16 May 2010 in a 3–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Geoffrey Dernis.[4] He made his first start against Bastia.[5]
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
editOn 28 January 2014, Dabo signed for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan with an option of a permanent deal.[6] He was an unused substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool.[7] He played the full 90 minutes for Blackburn Rovers U21 against Tottenham U21.[8]
Saint-Étienne
editIn June 2016, Dabo joined Montpellier's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract. [9]
Fiorentina
editOn 30 January 2018, he joined Fiorentina, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away win against Genoa, netting the winner. His second goal came in the 2018/2019 season, in a 3–1 victory in the derby against Empoli.
Loan to SPAL
editOn 13 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan with an option to purchase.[10]
Benevento
editIn September 2020, Dabo joined newly promoted side Benevento on a permanent deal. He signed a 2-year deal with the Stregoni.[11]
Çaykur Rizespor
editOn 19 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an additional one-year option with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[12]
Aris
editInternational career
editDabo was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother.[14] He represented the France national under-21 football team once, in a friendly in 2013.[15] He was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team,[16] and the Mali national football team in 2016.[17] He made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 January 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 83 | 7 | ||||
| Blackburn (loan) | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2017–18 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||||
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Benevento (loan) | 2020–21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Sepahan | 2023–24 | Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 13 | ||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2020 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco |  DR Congo |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 November 2020 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Malawi |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
editSepahan
References
edit- ^ "The Football Association List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014". The Football League. February 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Bryan Dabo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Bryan Dabo". ligue1.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "PSG 1 Montpellier 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Montpellier dans le Top 10". Sport24. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Bryan Dabo makes Blackburn Rovers move". Football League. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2 Blackpool 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Rovers U21s 2 Tottenham U21s 2". Rovers. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) à Saint-Etienne (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "BRYAN DABO È BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Dabo è un calciatore del Benevento. Alla Fiorentina il giovane Gentile" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Hoş Geldin Bryan Dabo" (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Επίσημα παίκτης των κίτρινων ο Νταμπό". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Bryan Dabo (Montpellier/France) : " Jouer avec le Burkina Faso, je déciderai la saison prochaine "". sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Joueur - Bryan DABO - FFF".
- ^ "Burkina Faso : B.Dabo et A.Koura espérés - Football 365". 19 September 2016.
- ^ "ASSE : Sélection du Mali, Bryan Dabo répond à Fousseni Diawara".
- ^ "Dabo positivo al COVID al rientro dall'impegno con la nazionale" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 21 November 2020.
External links
edit- Bryan Dabo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Bryan Dabo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Bryan Dabo at Soccerway
- Bryan Dabo at National-Football-Teams.com