Charles Kaboré (born 9 February 1988) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. A Burkina Faso international from 2006 to 2021, he is the country's most capped player.
Club career
Kaboré played for the youth side of Association Sportive SONABEL and Etoile Filante Ouagadougou. In 2006, after two years with Etoile Filante Ouagadougou he was scouted from Libourne-Saint-Seurin.
In January 2008, he was signed by Olympique de Marseille from Libourne-Saint-Seurin.
He acquired French nationality by naturalization in August 2010.
In January 2013, he signed for Kuban Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.
On 25 August 2015, he signed for another Russian team, FC Krasnodar on loan with a buyout option. On 20 June 2016, FC Krasnodar bought his rights from Kuban and he signed a contract with them until 2019.
On 20 May 2019, FC Krasnodar confirmed that Kaboré will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 17 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow.
On 3 June 2022, Kaboré joined Ligue 2 side Niort.
International career Kaboré made his international debut for Burkina Faso on 7 October 2006 in their 1–0 win against Senegal. On 24 March 2021, he played his 100th match for Burkina Faso in a goalless draw against Uganda during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLibourne Saint Seurin2006–07Ligue 21010000--1012007–081600010--170Total26100100000271Marseille (loan)2007–08Ligue 11202010–00150Marseille2008–09Ligue 1231101060-3112009–10251113061-3532010–11340004050104402011–12250303060103802012–13170101080-270Total124261120311201754Kuban Krasnodar2012–13Russian Premier League11010–––1202013–1426000–91–3512014–1526050–––3102015–160000–––00Total63060009100781Krasnodar (loan)2015–16Russian Premier League21040–70–320Krasnodar2016–17Russian Premier League22110–100–3312017–1819010–20–2202018–1924140–90–371Total652600021000922Dynamo Moscow2019–20Russian Premier League20010–––2102020–2119010–10–210Total39020001000420Career total3505261140692204618
International Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Charles KaboréNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 29 May 2007 Harare, Zimbabwe 1–11–1 Friendly2 21 June 2008 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 1–04–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification3 9 October 2010 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3–03–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4 23 March 2013 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 4–04–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Marseille Ligue 1: 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011
Kuban Krasnodar Russian Cup runner-up: 2015
Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2013
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Official website of Charles Kaboré