Abdel Zagré

Abdel Rachid Noufou Zagré (born 9 March 2004) is a Burkinabé footballer who currently plays for FC Sion and the Burkina Faso national team.

Abdel Zagré
Personal information
Full name Abdel Rachid Noufou Zagré
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Sion
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Bobo Dioulasso 26 (5)
2021–2022 RC Kadiogo 29 (9)
2022– Sion II 24 (11)
2022– Sion 10 (0)
International career‡
2021 Burkina Faso U20 2 (2)
2022– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Zagré was a product of the JS Konsa academy. He played his final season of domestic football at Rail Club du Kadiogo of the Burkinabé Premier League. In May 2022 it was announced that Zagré would join Swiss club FC Sion on a 4-year contract in the summer transfer window. He reportedly also drew interest from Basel and Anderlecht.[1][2]

International career

Zagré captained the national under-20 side in 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification. He scored against Nigeria and Ghana in the Group Stage.[1] He received his first senior call up for a friendlies against Belgium and Kosovo in March 2022.[3] He went on to make his senior debut in the match against Belgium on 29 March.[4]

International career statistics
As of match played 29 March 2022[4]
Burkina Faso national team
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

References
  1. Jacquier, Nicolas. "Le FC Sion a signé une pépite" (in French). MSN. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. Houngla, Juste. "Transfert : Rachid Zagré s'engage officiellement avec le FC Sion" (in French). Africa Foot United. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. "Burkina Faso : La carte jeune contre la Belgique et le Kosovo" (in French). BeIN Sports. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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