Issoumaïla Dao

Issoumaïla Dao (born 27 October 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Issoumaïla Dao

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-10-27) 27 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Adjamé, Ivory Coast
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2008	Toulouse	80	(2)
2008–2009	Bastia	15	(0)
2011–2012	Luzenac	40	(2)
2012–2013	Boulogne	24	(0)
2013–2014	Al-Raed	22	(1)
Total		181	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In August 2008, he played games on trial for English Championship clubs Doncaster Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Personal life

His half-brother, Hassan Lingani, is also a professional footballer. Dao acquired French nationality by naturalization on 10 October 2008, and legally changed his name from Issoumaïla to Yann.^[2] His son Elyess Dao began playing football professionally in 2024.^[3]