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. Born in France, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.
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. He made his first start against Bastia.
Blackburn Rovers (loan) On 28 January 2014, Dabo signed for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan with an option of a permanent deal. He was an unused substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool. He played the full 90 minutes for Blackburn Rovers U21 against Tottenham U21.
Saint-Étienne In June 2016, Dabo joined Montpellier's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract.
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.
Benevento In September 2020, Dabo joined newly promoted side Benevento on a permanent deal. He signed a 2-year deal with the Stregoni.
Çaykur Rizespor On 19 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an additional one-year option with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.
Aris On 5 July 2022, Dabo joined Aris on a two-year deal.
International career Dabo was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He represented the France national under-21 football team once, in a friendly in 2013. He was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, and the Mali national football team in 2016. He officially accept his first call up to senior national team in March 2018, and made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.
Personal life On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.
Outside of his playing career, Dabo established and leads the football agency "La Source Management", which focuses on representing and developing young football talents.
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMontpellier2009–10Ligue 110————102011–12000000——002012–131602010——1902013–14200000——202014–152121000——2222015–163652010——395Total7675020——837Blackburn (loan)2013–14Championship000000——00Saint-Étienne2016–17Ligue 1140201050—2202017–181621000——172Total302301050—392Fiorentina2017–18Serie A101————1012018–1923130———261Total33230———362SPAL (loan)2019–20Serie A16110———171Benevento (loan)2020–2125000———250Çaykur Rizespor2021–22Süper Lig18000———180Aris2022–23Superleague Greece27120—40—331Sepahan2023–24Pro League9000—40—130Career total23413140301300026413
International goals Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 9 October 2020 Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco 2–0 3–0 Friendly2 12 November 2020 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3–1 3–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Sepahan Iranian Hazfi Cup: 2023–24 Iranian Super Cup: 2024
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