Saïmon Bouabré

Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré (born 1 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Neom.

Saïmon Bouabré

Personal information
Full name	Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré[1]
Date of birth	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Saint-Étienne, France[2]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Neom
Youth career
2013–2017	Saint-Étienne
2017–2018	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
2018–2021	Air Bel
2021–	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–2025	Monaco	4	(0)
2025–	Neom	0	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	France U16	13	(2)
2023	France U17	16	(1)
2023–	France U18	5	(0)
2024–	France U19	7	(2)
2024–	France U20	7	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2024 Northern Ireland FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Indonesia UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2023 Hungary
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Early career

Born in Saint-Étienne, Bouabré started playing football in the youth team of AS Saint-Étienne. He then played for Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC and SC Air Bel before joining the youth side of Monaco.^[3] He was part of the under-18 team which won the Coupe Gambardella during the 2022–2023 season after. With a goal and an assist, his performance in the final against Clermont Foot highly impressed the media.^[4][5]

On 2 August 2025, Bouabré joined Saudi Pro League club Neom.^[6]

International career

Bouabré was called to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[7] Throughout the tournament, he started in all matches and lead France to the final, where Bouabré eventually missed the decisive shot during the penalty shoot-out which made Germany win the title. Therefore, he was named in the Team of the tournament.^[8]

He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the final game against Germany, he scored a goal in the 53rd minute to help France reduce the score to 1–2 before Mathis Amougou equalized the score in the 85th minute, leading the match to the penalty shooutouts. For the second time in the year, Bouabré and his teammates lost to Germany on penalties and finished as runners-up.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Monaco	2023–24	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	3	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
Career total			4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Honours

France U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023^[9]
• FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023^[10]

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024^[11]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023^[12]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024^[13]