Bryan Dabo

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Bryan Dabo
Dabo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32)
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)
2014Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 Saint-Étienne 30 (2)
2018–2020 Fiorentina 33 (2)
2020SPAL (loan) 16 (1)
2020–2021 Benevento 25 (0)
2021–2022 Çaykur Rizespor 19 (0)
2022–2023 Aris 27 (1)
2023– Sepahan 9 (0)
International career
2013 France U21 1 (0)
2018– Burkina Faso 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022

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.

Club career[edit]

Montpellier[edit]

Dabo 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)[edit]

On 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[edit]

In June 2016, Dabo joined Montpellier's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract. [9]

Fiorentina[edit]

On 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[edit]

On 13 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan with an option to purchase.[10]

Benevento[edit]

In September 2020, Dabo joined newly promoted side Benevento on a permanent deal. He signed a 2-year deal with the Stregoni.[11]

Çaykur Rizespor[edit]

On 19 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an additional one-year option with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[12]

Aris[edit]

On 5 July 2022, Dabo joined Aris on a two-year deal.[13]

International career[edit]

Dabo 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[edit]

On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 1 January 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bryan Dabo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Bryan Dabo". ligue1.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "PSG 1 Montpellier 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Montpellier dans le Top 10". Sport24. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Bryan Dabo makes Blackburn Rovers move". Football League. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2 Blackpool 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Rovers U21s 2 Tottenham U21s 2". Rovers. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) à Saint-Etienne (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ "BRYAN DABO È BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Dabo è un calciatore del Benevento. Alla Fiorentina il giovane Gentile" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 15 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Hoş Geldin Bryan Dabo" (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 19 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Επίσημα παίκτης των κίτρινων ο Νταμπό". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Joueur - Bryan DABO - FFF".
  16. ^ "Burkina Faso : B.Dabo et A.Koura espérés - Football 365". 19 September 2016.
  17. ^ "ASSE : Sélection du Mali, Bryan Dabo répond à Fousseni Diawara".
  18. ^ "Dabo positivo al COVID al rientro dall'impegno con la nazionale" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 21 November 2020.

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