Bryan Dabo

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.

Bryan Dabo

Dabo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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

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.^[4] He made his first start against Bastia.^[5]

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

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

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

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.^[10]

Benevento

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

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

Aris

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

International career

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 made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.

Personal life

On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montpellier	2009–10	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012–13		16	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
	2013–14		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2014–15		21	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		22	2
	2015–16		36	5	2	0	1	0	—		—		39	5
	Total		76	7	5	0	2	0	—		—		83	7
Blackburn (loan)	2013–14	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Saint-Étienne	2016–17	Ligue 1	14	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	—		22	0
	2017–18		16	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		30	2	3	0	1	0	5	0	—		39	2
Fiorentina	2017–18	Serie A	10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
	2018–19		23	1	3	0	—		—		—		26	1
	Total		33	2	3	0	—		—		—		36	2
SPAL (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	16	1	1	0	—		—		—		17	1
Benevento (loan)	2020–21		25	0	0	0	—		—		—		25	0
Çaykur Rizespor	2021–22	Süper Lig	18	0	0	0	—		—		—		18	0
Aris	2022–23	Superleague Greece	27	1	2	0	—		4	0	—		33	1
Sepahan	2023–24	Pro League	9	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		13	0
Career total			234	13	14	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	264	13

International goals

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 2020	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco	DR Congo	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2	12 November 2020	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Malawi	3–1	3–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Sepahan

• Iranian Hazfi Cup: 2023–24
• Iranian Super Cup: 2024