Dango Ouattara

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) Winger/wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Majestic FC 11 (5)
2020–2021 Lorient B 5 (1)
2021–2023 Lorient 43 (7)
2023–2025 Bournemouth 81 (9)
2025– Brentford 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Burkina Faso 30 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:32, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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 on 8 August 2021.[3]

Bournemouth

On 19 January 2023, Ouattara joined Premier League side Bournemouth, signing a contract until 2028.[4] He made his debut for the club two days later on 21 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest.[5] He scored his first goal for the Cherries on 15 April 2023, a 95th-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.[6]

On 25 January 2025, Ouattara scored his first professional hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.[7]

Brentford

On 16 August 2025, Ouattara joined Premier League side Brentford on a five-year contract, with the option of a further year.[8] He signed for a club record fee for Brentford, in a deal worth up to £42.5 million.[9]

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.[10] He scored his first goal for Burkina Faso in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win against Tunisia.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Majestic FC 2019–20[12] Burkinabé Premier League 11 5 0 0 — 11 5
Lorient B 2020–21[12] Championnat National 2 2 0 — — 2 0
2021–22[12] Championnat National 2 3 1 — — 3 1
Total 5 1 — — 5 1
Lorient 2021–22[12] Ligue 1 25 1 1 0 — 26 1
2022–23[12] Ligue 1 18 6 0 0 — 18 6
Total 43 7 1 0 — 44 7
Bournemouth 2022–23[13] Premier League 19 1 — — 19 1
2023–24[14] Premier League 30 1 1 0 1 0 32 1
2024–25[15] Premier League 32 7 4 2 1 0 37 9
Total 81 9 5 2 2 0 88 11
Brentford 2025–26[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 140 22 6 2 2 0 148 24
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 24 March 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2021 1 0
2022 11 5
2023 7 2
2024 9 3
2025 2 0
Total 30 10

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
1 29 January 2022 Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
2 3 June 2022 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Cape Verde 2–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 7 June 2022 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Eswatini 1–1 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 2–1
5 19 November 2022 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Ivory Coast 1–0 2–1 Friendly
6 28 March 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–0 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 21 November 2023 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco  Ethiopia 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 10 June 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Sierra Leone 1–0 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 10 October 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Burundi 1–1 4–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 3–1

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. ^ "Bournemouth 1–1 Nottingham Forest". ESPN. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth team news". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ^ McNulty, Phil (25 January 2025). "Bournemouth 5–0 Nottingham Forest: Cherries win again to extend unbeaten run". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Brentford sign Dango Ouattara for club-record fee". Brentford F.C. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Dango Ouattara: Brentford pay club record £42.5m to sign forward from Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. ^ Kulig, Jacek. "Dango Ouattara – the unexpected star of Ligue 1's biggest underdogs". Football Talent Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". National Football Teams.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Dango Ouattara". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Dango Ouattara in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Games played by Dango Ouattara in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Games played by Dango Ouattara in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Games played by Dango Ouattara in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  17. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dango Ouattara". National Football Teams.
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