Bryan Dabo

Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo (born 18 February 1992) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Benevento in the Serie A.[2][3]

Bryan Dabo

Dabo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo[1]
Date of birth	18 February 1992
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Benevento
Number	14
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–	Benevento	14	(0)
National team^‡
2013	France U21	1	(0)
2018–	Burkina Faso	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:36, 18 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2018

Club career

Montpellier

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)

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

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

Fiorentina

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

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

Benevento

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

International career

Dabo was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother.[12] He represented the France national under-21 football team once, in a friendly in 2013.[13] He was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team,[14] and the Mali national football team in 2016.[15] He made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.

Personal life

On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[16]

International goals

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2020	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Malawi	3–1	3–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 January 2021.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup^1		Continental^2		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montpellier	2009–10	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2012–13		16	0	3	0	–		–		19	0
	2013–14		2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Blackburn (loan)	2013–14	Championship	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Montpellier	2014–15	Ligue 1	21	2	1	0	–		–		22	2
	2015–16		36	5	3	0	–		–		39	5
	Total		76	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	83	7
Saint-Étienne	2016–17	Ligue 1	14	0	3	0	5	0	–		22	0
	2017–18		16	2	1	0	–		–		17	2
	Total		30	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	39	2
Fiorentina	2017–18	Serie A	10	1	0	0	–		–		10	1
	2018–19		23	1	3	0	–		–		26	1
	Total		33	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
SPAL (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	16	1	1	0	–		–		17	1
Benevento (loan)	2020–21		14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
Career total			169	12	15	0	5	0	0	0	189	12

References

1. "The Football Association List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014" (PDF). 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.
11. "Dabo è un calciatore del Benevento. Alla Fiorentina il giovane Gentile" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 15 September 2020.
12. "Bryan Dabo (Montpellier/France) : " Jouer avec le Burkina Faso, je déciderai la saison prochaine "". www.sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
13. "Joueur - Bryan DABO - FFF".
14. "Burkina Faso : B.Dabo et A.Koura espérés - Football 365". 19 September 2016.
15. "ASSE : Sélection du Mali, Bryan Dabo répond à Fousseni Diawara".
16. "Dabo positivo al COVID al rientro dall'impegno con la nazionale" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 21 November 2020.

External links

• Bryan Dabo at FootballDatabase.eu
• Bryan Dabo at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
• Bryan Dabo at Soccerway
• Bryan Dabo at National-Football-Teams.com