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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 34)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
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)
2022–2023 Aris 27 (1)
2023–2025 Sepahan 42 (0)
International career‡
2013 France U21 1 (0)
2018– Burkina Faso 19 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2022

Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo (born 18 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[2][3] Born in France, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

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Montpellier

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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)

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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

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

Fiorentina

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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

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

Benevento

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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

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

Aris

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

International career

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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 officially accept his first call up to senior national team in March 2018[18][19], and made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.

Personal life

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On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[20]

Outside of his playing career, Dabo established and leads the football agency "La Source Management", which focuses on representing and developing young football talents.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier 2009–10 Ligue 1 10————10
2011–12 000000——00
2012–13 1602010——190
2013–14 200000——20
2014–15 2121000——222
2015–16 3652010——395
Total 7675020——837
Blackburn (loan) 2013–14 Championship 000000——00
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 140201050—220
2017–18 1621000——172
Total 302301050—392
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 101————101
2018–19 23130———261
Total 33230———362
SPAL (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 16110———171
Benevento (loan) 2020–21 25000———250
Çaykur Rizespor 2021–22 Süper Lig 18000———180
Aris 2022–23 Superleague Greece 27120—40—331
Sepahan 2023–24 Pro League 9000—40—130
Career total 23413140301300026413

International goals

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Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 October 2020Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco DR Congo2–0 3–0Friendly
212 November 2020Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Malawi3–13–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Sepahan

References

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  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. ↑ "Bryan Dabo appelé pour la première fois avec le Burkina Faso". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Lantheaume, Romain (14 March 2018). "Burkina Faso : Bryan Dabo première, Pitroipa de retour" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Dabo positivo al COVID al rientro dall'impegno con la nazionale" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 21 November 2020.
  21. ↑ Billa, Moussavou (26 June 2026). "« Il a privilégié un projet où il se sentait chez lui » : pourquoi Adam El Boughlamy a choisi l'OM". Africafoot (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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