Dango Ouattara
Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara (born 11 February 2002) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Burkina Faso national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Majestic FC | 11 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Lorient B | 5 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Lorient | 43 | (7) |
2023– | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Burkina Faso | 14 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Lorient
A youth product of the Burkinabè club Majestic, Ouattara joined the reserves of Lorient in 2020. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 May 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Lorient in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Saint-Étienne 8 August 2021.[3]
AFC Bournemouth
On 19 January 2023, Premier League club AFC Bournemouth announced the signing of Ouattara on a contract until 2028.[4] He scored his first goal for the Cherries on 15 April, a 95th-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.[5]
International career
Ouattara made his professional debut with the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Mauritania on 30 December 2021. He scored his first goal for Burkina Faso in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win against Tunisia.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Majestic FC | 2019–20 | Burkinabé Premier League | 11 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
Lorient B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Total | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Lorient | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | |||
AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
Career total | 78 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 14 |
International
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 January 2022 | Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
2 | 3 June 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Cape Verde | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 7 June 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Eswatini | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
4 | 2–1 | |||||
5 | 19 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6 | 28 March 2023 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Dango Ouattara signe son premier contrat professionnel". FC Lorient. 20 May 2021.
- "Saint-Etienne vs. Lorient – 8 August 2021". Soccerway.
- "Ouattara becomes first January signing". afcb.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth team news". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". National Football Teams.
External links
- Profile at the AFC Bournemouth website
- Dango Ouattara at Soccerway
- Dango Ouattara at FootballDatabase.eu
- Dango Ouattara at Global Sports Archive