Dango Ouattara

Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara (born 11 February 2002) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a winger, wing-back or full-back for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Burkina Faso national team.

Dango Ouattara
Ouattara with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger/wing-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Majestic FC 11 (5)
2020–2021 Lorient B 5 (1)
2021–2023 Lorient 43 (7)
2023– AFC Bournemouth 49 (2)
International career‡
2021– Burkina Faso 25 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Lorient

A youth product of the Burkinabè club Majestic, Ouattara joined the reserves of Lorient in 2020. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 May 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Lorient in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Saint-Étienne 8 August 2021.[3]

AFC Bournemouth

On 19 January 2023, Premier League club AFC Bournemouth announced the signing of Ouattara on a contract until 2028.[4] He scored his first goal for the Cherries on 15 April, a 95th-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.[5]

International career

Ouattara made his professional debut with the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Mauritania on 30 December 2021. He scored his first goal for Burkina Faso in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win against Tunisia.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 May 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Majestic FC 2019–20 Burkinabé Premier League 115——115
Lorient B 2020–21 Championnat National 2 20——20
2021–22 Championnat National 2 31——31
Total 51——51
Lorient 2021–22 Ligue 1 25110—261
2022–23 Ligue 1 18600—186
Total 43710—447
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 Premier League 191——191
2023–24 Premier League 3011010321
Total 4921010512
Career total 10615201010915

    International
    As of match played 10 June 2024[8]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Burkina Faso 202110
    2022115
    202372
    202461
    Total258

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

    List of international goals scored by Dango Ouattara
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    129 January 2022Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon Tunisia1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations
    23 June 2022Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco Cape Verde2–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
    37 June 2022FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Eswatini1–13–1
    42–1
    519 November 2022Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco Ivory Coast1–02–1Friendly
    628 March 2023Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
    721 November 2023Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco Ethiopia3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    810 June 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Sierra Leone1–02–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification

    References
    1. "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
    2. "Dango Ouattara signe son premier contrat professionnel". FC Lorient. 20 May 2021.
    3. "Saint-Etienne vs. Lorient – 8 August 2021". Soccerway.
    4. "Ouattara becomes first January signing". afcb.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
    5. "Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth team news". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
    6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". National Football Teams.
    7. "Dango Ouattara". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
    8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dango Ouattara". National Football Teams.
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