Bafodé Dansoko
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995
Place of birth Saint-Étienne, France[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Patro Eisden
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2008 Hommelet CS
2008–2013 Wasquehal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Roubaix Futsal
2014–2016 Nantes II 4 (0)
2016–2018 Wasquehal 26 (1)
2018–2019 Vaulx-en-Velin 12 (5)
2019–2020 La Louvière Centre 55 (23)
2020–2023 Deinze 68 (16)
2023– Patro Eisden 8 (2)
International career‡
2013–2014 France futsal U21
2014–2015 France futsal
2022– Guinea 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

Bafodé Dansoko (born 29 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Patro Eisden. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Dansoko was born in Saint-Etienne, France, to Guinean parents.

Club career

Dansoko was born in Saint-Étienne, France to a Guinean family as one of 6 children. He began playing football at the age of 8 with the youth academy of Hommelet CS, before moving to the youth side of Wasquehal 5 years later. He began playing futsal with Roubaix Futsal in 2013.[2] He joined Nantes on trial in 2014 and signed a professional contract with the club starting in 2015.[2]

Starting his footballing career with the reserves of Nantes, he shortly after moved to the semi-pro French clubs Wasquehal and Vaulx-en-Velin.[3] He moved to Belgium with La Louvière Centre on 30 June 2018.[4] On 9 June 2020, he signed a professional contract with Deinze.[5] He made his professional debut with Deinze in a 2–0 Belgian First Division B loss to Union SG on 21 August 2020.[6]

On 13 July 2023, Dansoko signed with Patro Eisden.[7]

International career

Dansoko was born in France to a Guinean family. He was called up to represent the France futsal U21 team in 2013. Due to his strong performances with Roubaix Futsal, he was called up to the France national futsal team on 2014.[2]

He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with South Africa on 25 March 2022.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bafodé Dansoko - Everything for Football ⚽". everythingforfootball.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 "Il jouait au futsal à Roubaix, il devient footballeur au FC Nantes et change de sport !". La Voix du Nord.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL – NATIONAL 3 - Mercato: Bafodé Dansoko et Wissem Ali Moussa quittent Wasquehal". La Voix du Nord. January 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Officiel ! La Louvière-Centre enregistre une nouvelle arrivée". Walfoot.be. June 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Sports+, DH Les (June 9, 2020). "Officiel: Bafode Dansoko (La Louvière Centre) file en D1B". DH Les Sports +.
  6. ↑ "Deinze vs. Union Saint-Gilloise - 21 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Bafodé Dansoko is een koempel!" [Bafodé Dansoko is a dome!] (in Dutch). Patro Eisden. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Starting Lineups - S. Africa vs Guinea - 25.03.2022". Sky Sports. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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