Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo (born 18 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris.[2][3] Born in France, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.
Dabo in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
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) |
2014 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Fiorentina | 33 | (2) |
2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Benevento | 25 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 19 | (0) |
2022– | Aris | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Burkina Faso | 20 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022 |
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]
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]
In June 2016, Dabo joined Montpellier's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract. [9]
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.
On 13 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan with an option to purchase.[10]
In September 2020, Dabo joined newly promoted side Benevento on a permanent deal. He signed a 2-year deal with the Stregoni.[11]
On 19 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an additional one-year option with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[12]
On 5 July 2022, Dabo joined Aris on a two-year deal.[13]
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.
On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | |||
Career total | 198 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 12 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 November 2020 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. – current squad | |
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