Abdoul Karim Danté (born 29 October 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as acentre back for RWDM in the Belgian First Division B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Karim Danté | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RWDM | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 2016–2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Anderlecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Virton | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | RWDM | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mali U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | Mali U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Mali | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2018 | |||
On 29 October 2016, Danté signed with Anderlecht and joined their academy after impressing with the Malian club Jeanne d'Arc FC.[1] He made his Belgian First Division A debut for R.S.C. Anderlecht on 6 April 2018 in a 2–1 win against R. Charleroi S.C. coming on as a substitute on the 89th minute.[2]
On 6 August 2019, Danté joined R.E. Virton on a contract until June 2022.[3]
In September 2020, Danté signed with RWDM.[4]
Danté captained the Mali national under-17 football team at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, and helped lead them to victory as they won the tournament.[5] Danté also captained the Mali national U-17 football team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup (October–November 2015, in Chile). He helped Mali achieve the vice-champion result out of 24 national teams.
He made his senior debut with the Mali national football team in a 2-2 2016 African Nations Championship with Uganda on 19 January 2016.[6] Danté played the Mali-Japan senior match (1-1, in Liège Belgique, on 26 March 2018), wearing the number 2.
Mali U17: