Abdoulaye Dabo
![]() Dabo with Nantes in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoulaye Dabo | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Adanaspor | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | JSC Bellevue Nantes | ||
2014–2018 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Nantes | 2 | (0) |
2018–2021 | → Nantes II | 39 | (6) |
2021 | → Juventus U23 (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Olympiacos B | 14 | (0) |
2023 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2023– | Adanaspor | 32 | (3) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | France U16 | 13 | (4) |
2017–2018 | France U17 | 10 | (1) |
2018 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024 |
Abdoulaye Dabo (born 4 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adanaspor.
Club career
[edit]Nantes
[edit]Coming through the youth system,[1] Dabo signed his first professional contract with Nantes on 4 October 2017, at the age of 16.[2] He became the youngest player in the club's history to sign a professional contract.[1] Dabo made his professional debut for Nantes in a Ligue 1 match again Monaco on 11 August 2018.[3]
After two Ligue 1 games, Dabo played for the reserve team in the National 2, the fourth tier of French football.[1] His first 2018–19 game was on 15 September 2018, in a 1–0 home defeat to Le Havre II.[4] Dabo's first goal came one week later, on 22 September, in a 2–1 away defeat to Saint-Malo.[5] He played six games throughout the season, scoring twice.[6] In the 2019–20 season, Dabo played 14 games, scoring three, whereas in the first half of the 2020–21 season, he played five games.[6]
Loan to Juventus U23
[edit]On 13 January 2021, Dabo joined Serie C side Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on a six-month loan with a purchase option.[7] On 17 January, he made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 1–1 draw against Piacenza.[8]
Olympiacos
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Dabo signed for Super League Greece club Olympiacos on a contract until 2026.[9][10]
Loan to Levadiakos
[edit]On 5 January 2023, Dabo was loaned to Levadiakos until the end of the season.[11]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Dabo holds French and Guinean nationalities.[12][13] He is a youth international for France,[13] having represented them at under-16, under-17, and under-18 levels.[14]
Style of play
[edit]Dabo began as a central midfielder in front of the defence.[1] He is a left-footed quick and dynamic player, who is also known for his dribbling.[1] During his last two years at Nantes II, Dabo moved to a more offensive position, often playing as a left midfielder.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 30 May 2022[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Nantes II | 2018–19 | National 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | National 2 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | National 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | National 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
Total | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||||
Juventus U23 (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Olympiacos B | 2021-22 | Superleague 2 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
Career total | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 5 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in Serie C play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Chi è Abdoulaye Dabo, talento francese su cui ha scommesso la Juventus | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Dabo 16 Ans Signe Pro". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Nantes vs. Monaco - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Nantes II vs. Le Havre II - 15 September 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Saint-Malo vs. Nantes II - 22 September 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Abdoulaye Dabo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Abdoulaye Dabo alla Juventus: giocherà con l'Under 23 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Munno, Mauro (17 January 2021). "Juventus U23-Piacenza 1-1: Mosti risponde a De Respinis". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Dabo quitte le FC Nantes" [Abdoulaye Dabo leaves FC Nantes] (in French). FC Nantes. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Avgoustakis, Costas (31 January 2022). "Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Νταμπό". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Στον Λεβαδειακό ο Νταμπό". Levadiakos FC (in Greek). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/abdoulaye-dabo-22095/
- ^ a b "Abdoulaye Dabo Diamant Brut du FC Nantes". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Abdoulaye Dabo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Abdoulaye Dabo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Abdoulaye Dabo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Abdoulaye Dabo at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nantes
- French men's footballers
- Guinean men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Nantes players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- France men's youth international footballers
- Black French sportspeople
- Olympiacos F.C. B players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Adanaspor footballers
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie C players
- Super League Greece players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- TFF First League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey