Elyess Dao
 Dao with Anderlecht in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2024 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Toulouse II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Amiens | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Anderlecht | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | RSCA Futures | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2024 | Morocco U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Morocco U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2026 | |||
Elyess Dao (born 20 November 2006) is a professional footballer who plays for Anderlecht as a forward. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.
Career
[edit]A youth product of Toulouse FC since 2012, Dao worked his way up their youth categories and debuted with their reserves in the Championnat National 2 on 2024. On 10 July 2024, he transferred to the Ligue 2 club Amiens on a contract until 2027.[1] On 16 August 2024, he made his senior and professional debut with Amiens in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Red Star F.C. on 16 August 2024.[2] On 3 February 2025, he transferred to the Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht on a contract until 2029.[3]
International career
[edit]Dao was born in France to an Ivorian father and Moroccan mother.[4] On 17 August 2022, he was called up to the France U17s for a set of friendlies.[5] In 2024, he made 3 appearances for the Morocco U18s and Morocco U20s in friendlies.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Dao is the son of the Ivorian footballer Issoumaïla Dao.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse II | 2023–24 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Amiens | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Anderlecht | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rédaction, La (10 July 2024). "Amiens SC mercato : Elyess Dao, première recrue estivale".
- ↑ Rédaction, La (16 August 2024). "Amiens SC - Red Star : Lutin titulaire ? Les compositions probables".
- 1 2 MASAITI, Amira EL (3 February 2025). "Moroccan Striker Elyess Dao Joins Anderlecht". HESPRESS English - Morocco News.
- ↑ "Anderlecht Online - Ouahbi: "Dao présente la même morphologie que Doku" (03 févr. 25)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
- ↑ "Un jeune du TFC sélectionné en équipe de France U17, son papa est un ancien joueur ! - LesViolets.Com". www.lesviolets.com. 17 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Elyess Dao at Soccerway
- Elyess Dao at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Toulouse
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Moroccan people of Ivorian descent
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Toulouse FC players
- Amiens SC players
- RSC Anderlecht players
- RSCA Futures players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
- Moroccan expatriates in Belgium
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriates in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century French sportsmen