Mouhamadou Dabo (born 28 November 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back, but has played left-back. He most recently played for Caen in Ligue 1. Born in Senegal, he has represented France at youth level.

Mouhamadou Dabo
Dabo in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Yeggo
Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Saint-Étienne 117 (1)
2010–2011 Sevilla 24 (0)
2011–2015 Lyon 67 (0)
2011–2014 Lyon B 4 (0)
2015–2016 Troyes 11 (0)
2016–2019 Caen 2 (0)
2016–2019 Caen B 23 (0)
Total 239 (1)
International career
2007–2008 France U21 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:22, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Club career

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Saint-Étienne

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Born in Dakar, Dabo began his career with ASC Yeggo and he then joined French club Saint-Étienne's youth academy when he was 14 years old.[1] In the summer of 2004 he was promoted to the club's senior team by manager Élie Baup. On 7 May 2005, Dabo made his debut for Saint-Étienne in a 2–0 win over Toulouse and made three appearances in total in his first season. Baup's successor Ivan Hašek put Dabo in the right-back position before newly manager Laurent Roussey switched him into the left-back role.[citation needed]

Dabo's second season proved to be the breakout year for the player as he received more playing time. On 21 September 2008, Dabo scored his first goal for Saint-Étienne against Paris Saint-Germain. The result was 1–0 in favor of Saint-Étienne. On 7 February 2009, Dabo scored an own goal against Caen. However, Saint-Étienne won the match 3–2 with goals from Bafétimbi Gomis and Ilan, who scored twice. In January 2009, club manager Alain Perrin told Le Progrès that Dabo, who had one year left on his contract at the time, refused all proposals on an extension.[citation needed]

Sevilla

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Following his contract expiration, Dabo signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Sevilla on a free transfer, making him the first signing for the club.[2][3] He made his debut for Sevilla in the first leg of the team's Supercopa de España tie against Barcelona on 14 August 2010. Two weeks later, Dabo made his league debut for Sevilla in a 4–1 win over Levante. On 19 December 2010, he received his first red card of his career after he kicked goal-scorer Ángel Di María in a 1–0 loss against Real Madrid.[4]

Lyon

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After just one season in Spain, in August 2011, Dabo returned to France signing a four-year contract with Lyon.[5][6] The transfer fee was priced at €1 million plus a possible €800k in incentives.[7] On 18 September 2011, Dabo made his debut for Lyon in a 2–0 win over Marseille after coming on a substitute for Anthony Réveillère. On 29 October 2011, he played his first match against his former club Saint-Étienne in a 2–0 win, but received a straight red card in the second half after foul on Bănel Nicoliță.[8] In the Coupe de la Ligue, Dabo received his second red card of the season 2–1 win over Lille on 11 January 2012.

Troyes

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Following his release by Lyon, Dabo completed a move to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Troyes on 14 October 2015.[9] He made his Troyes debut on 25 October in an away match against Bordeaux in Ligue 1.[10]

International career

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Dabo earned 17 caps for the France national under-21 football team.[11] He got his first call-up for France against Argentina on 11 February 2009.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 August 2019.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne 2004–05 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005–06 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2006–07 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2007–08 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
2008–09 24 1 0 0 0 0 5[e] 0 29 1
2009–10 25 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
Total 117 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 123 1
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 24 0 3 0 8[f] 0 2[g] 0 37 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 0 3 0 10 0 2 0 39 0
Lyon 2011–12 Ligue 1 15 0 5 0 3 0 3[h] 0 26 0
2012–13 30 0 1 0 1 0 1[i] 0 1[j] 0 34 0
2013–14 10 0 0 0 1 0 5[k] 0 16 0
2014–15 13 0 2 1 0 0 15 1
Total 68 0 8 1 5 0 9 0 1 0 91 1
Lyon B 2011–12 CFA 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 2 0 0 0 2 0
2014–15 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0
Troyes 2015–16 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Caen 2016–17 Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Caen B 2016–17 CFA 2 / National 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2018–19 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Career total 239 1 13 1 5 0 24 0 3 0 284 2

  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de France and Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes the Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Includes the Supercopa de España and Trophée des Champions
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in Supercopa de España
  8. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ One appearance in Trophée des Champions
  11. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Dabo has won two trophies in his career, firstly the 2011–12 Coupe de France and most recently the 2012 Trophée des Champions.[13]

Lyon

References

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  1. ^ Foot – L1 – Saint-Etienne – Dabo prolonge
  2. ^ "Dabo swaps St-Etienne for Sevilla". UEFA.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Sevilla sign Mouhamadou Dabo". FootballEspana. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Report:Real Madrid v Sevilla FC". ESPN Soccernet. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Dabo returns to France with Lyon". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Official: Olympique Lyonnais snap up Mouhamadou Dabo from Sevilla". Goals.com. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  7. ^ Arrives de Mouhamadou Dabo
  8. ^ "Report:Lyon v St Etienne". ESPN Soccernet. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Mouhamadou Dabo in ESTAC: It is signed!". Troyes AC. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Troyes". Soccerway. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. ^ France U-21 season 2006–07[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ France Call Upon Mouhamadou Dabo And Jean-Alain Boumsong
  13. ^ a b Mouhamadou Dabo at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2017.