Boubacar Djeedy Kébé (born 10 May 1987) is a retired Burkinabé-Malian professional footballer.
Club career Kébé was born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. His career began at US Torcy in the Paris region at the age of 7. Later in his youth career, he joined English club Blackburn Rovers, where he signed a pre-contract with the club, which would only come into effect once he turned 18. However, he left the club at the age of 16 before the contract took effect, as Bordeaux came knocking on his door, ultimately leading him to join the French club.Kébé le grand bond avant, lefigaro.fr, 16 January 2009
He formerly played for Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin and Nimes Olympique by Nimes shot 7 goals in 15 games and was transferred on 16 December to RC Strasbourg.
He joined Iranian Pro League side Damash Gilan in December 2012. He made his debut on 4 December 2012 for Damash, he came on as a substitute in 52nd minute and scored in the 85th minute to make it a 1–0 victory over Esteghlal. After playing for Damash for one and a half years, he signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal on 6 November 2013. He made his debut in a Hazfi Cup match over Caspian Qazvin but he was injured in the 10th minute and was out for one month. He scored his first goal for Esteghlal on 9 February 2014 in a match against Saipa in his first league appearance.
International career He also capped for Mali U20 at 2005 African Youth Championship.
Personal life His father is Malian and mother is Burkinabé, Yahia Kébé is the elder brother from Boubacar Kébé and sister Asta.
Coaching career During the last years of his player career, Kébé started coaching at Paris FC's academy.Coach Boubacar Kebe, en pleine séance..., facebook.com, 8 September 2020 In the summer 2021, Kébé was appointed head of FC Saint-Leu 95's academy.Boubacar KEBE, nouveau responsable de l'Ecole de foot, fcslpb95.footeo.com, 1 June 2020
In the following years, Kébé was involved in several football training initiatives for youth players: he became a personal trainer under his own company BJ Footévolution.Boubacar Kébé at Instagram, instagram.com
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLibourne (loan)2006–07Ligue 22113010—251 Libourne2007–08Ligue 21810010—191 Libourne Total3923020—442Nîmes2008–09Ligue 21752022—217Strasbourg2008–09Ligue 2100———1422009–10Ligue 2400000—402010–11Championnat National0000——00Total1400000—140Cherbourg2011–12Championnat National32932——3511 Damash2012–13Iran Pro League9231——123 2013–14Iran Pro League8000——80 Total17231——203Esteghlal2013–14Iran Pro League3110—3273Al Hilal2014Sudan Premier League——00 2015Sudan Premier League —9292Total—9292Al Raed2015–16Saudi Professional League7110——81Progresso da Lunda Sul2016Girabola——00 2017Girabola ——00Total——00Noisy-le-Grand2019–20Championnat National 361———61Entente SSG2019–20Championnat National 24110——51Brétigny2020–21Championnat National 310———10Career total140221434212417031
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