Issoumaila Lingane

Issoumaïla "Issou" Lingané (born 15 March 1991) is a Burkinabé footballer, who plays as a midfielder.^[1]

Issoumaïla Lingané

Personal information
Full name	Issoumaïla Lingané
Date of birth	(1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bouaflé, Ivory Coast
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ashdod
Youth career
2001–2003	Planète Champion
2003–2007	Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	ASEC Mimosas	20	(1)
2008	→ Rail Club du Kadiogo (loan)	20	(1)
2009	→ Sabé Sports de Bouna (loan)	11	(0)
2011–2013	SOA	?	(?)
2013–2015	Hapoel Ramat Gan	53	(10)
2015–2016	Hapoel Tel Aviv	16	(0)
2016	→ Maccabi Netanya (loan)	7	(0)
2016–2017	Hapoel Ashkelon	23	(6)
2017–2018	Adana Demirspor	16	(0)
2019	F.C. Ashdod	14	(1)
International career
2007	Burkina Faso U17	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He was transferred from Planète Champion in Burkina Faso to Académie de Sol Beni in Ivory Coast in January 2008. Then, he was promoted to the first team. After one season with ASEC Mimosas, he returned to Burkina Faso, and signed a loan deal with Rail Club du Kadiogo.^[2] Lingane played one year with Rail Club du Kadiogo, before signing in the summer of 2009 with Sabé Sports de Bouna.^[3] After one year with Rail Club du Kadiogo, he was loaned out from ASEC Mimosas to Ligue rival Sabé Sports de Bouna,^[4] before returning to ASEC Abidjan in December 2009.^[5]

Attributes

Lingané was one of ASEC's young and upcoming midfield danger men. He plays occasionally for the club because of his lack of experience, but his ability and performance at training and when given a chance to play, his confidence, passes and exuberance are signs of one of a great to come.^[6]

International career

He presented Burkina Faso at U-17 level.^[7] He was also called up for an African Cup of Nations preparation game for the Burkina Faso national team in 2013, but he didn't make it to the final squad.