Abdoul Karim Danté
Abdoul Karim Danté (born 29 October 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a milieu défensif for rwdm in the Belgian First Division B.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoul Karim Danté | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1998 | ||
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– | Virton | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Mali U17 | 6 | (1) |
2017 | Mali U20 | 3 | (1) |
2016– | Mali | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 April 2018 |
Professional career
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]
International career
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.[4] 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.[5] Danté played the Mali-Japan senior match (1-1, in Liège Belgique, on 26 March 2018), wearing the number 2.
Honours
Mali U17:
- winner and captain in African U-17 Championship: 2015
- vice champion and captain in FIFA world U-17 Championship, 2015 Chile
References
- DH.be. "Le jeune défenseur malien Abdoul Karim Danté a signé à Anderlecht".
- "Sporting Charleroi vs. Anderlecht - 6 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- Officiel: l’Anderlechtois Abdoul Karim Dante rejoint Virton!, lanouvellegazette.be, 6 August 2019
- "Abdoul Karim Danté : La pépite malienne débarque à Anderlecht". 29 October 2016.
- Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - CHAN 2016 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.