Charles Kaboré (born 9 February 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. A Burkina Faso international from 2006 to 2021, he is the country's most capped player.

Charles Kaboré
Kaboré with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2004 SONABEL
2004–2006 EF Ouagadougou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Libourne Saint Seurin 26 (1)
2008Marseille (loan) 12 (0)
2008–2013 Marseille 124 (2)
2013–2016 Kuban Krasnodar 63 (0)
2015–2016Krasnodar (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2019 Krasnodar 65 (2)
2019–2021 Dynamo Moscow 39 (0)
2022–2023 Niort 30 (0)
International career
2006–2021 Burkina Faso 102 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Club career

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Kaboré with his daughter after his last game for FC Krasnodar in 2019

Kaboré played for the youth side of Association Sportive SONABEL and Etoile Filante Ouagadougou. In 2006, after two years with Etoile Filante Ouagadougou he was scouted from Libourne-Saint-Seurin.

In January 2008, he was signed by Olympique de Marseille from Libourne-Saint-Seurin.[1]

He acquired French nationality by naturalization in August 2010.[2]

In January 2013, he signed for Kuban Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.[3]

On 25 August 2015, he signed for the other Russian team, FC Krasnodar on loan with a buyout option.[4] On 20 June 2016, FC Krasnodar bought his rights from Kuban and he signed a contract with them until 2019.[5]

On 20 May 2019, FC Krasnodar confirmed that Kaboré will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]

On 17 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow.[7]

On 3 June 2022, Kaboré joined Ligue 2 side Niort.[8]

International career

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Kaboré made his international debut for Burkina Faso on 7 October 2006 in their 1–0 win against Senegal. On 24 March 2021, he played his 100th match for Burkina Faso in a goalless draw against Uganda during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libourne Saint Seurin 2006–07 Ligue 2 10 1 0 0 0 0 - - 10 1
2007–08 16 0 0 0 1 0 - - 17 0
Total 26 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Marseille (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 1 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Marseille 2008–09 Ligue 1 23 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 - 31 1
2009–10 25 1 1 1 3 0 6 1 - 35 3
2010–11 34 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 44 0
2011–12 25 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 38 0
2012–13 17 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 - 27 0
Total 124 2 6 1 12 0 31 1 2 0 175 4
Kuban Krasnodar 2012–13 Russian Premier League 11 0 1 0 12 0
2013–14 26 0 0 0 9 1 35 1
2014–15 26 0 5 0 31 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 63 0 6 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 78 1
Krasnodar (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League 21 0 4 0 7 0 32 0
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 22 1 1 0 10 0 33 1
2017–18 19 0 1 0 2 0 22 0
2018–19 24 1 4 0 9 0 37 1
Total 65 2 6 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 92 2
Dynamo Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 0 1 0 21 0
2020–21 19 0 1 0 1 0 21 0
Total 39 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 0
Career total 350 5 26 1 14 0 69 2 2 0 461 8

International

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Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.
List of international goals scored by Charles Kaboré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 2007 Harare, Zimbabwe   Zimbabwe 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 21 June 2008 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Seychelles 1–0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3[12] 9 October 2010 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Gambia 3–0 3–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 23 March 2013 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Niger 4–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Marseille

Kuban Krasnodar

Burkina Faso

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Cup". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ "La Marseillais Kaboré naturalisé français - rtbf.be". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "КАБОРЕ – В "КУБАНИ" НА 4 ГОДА". Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ^ Шарль Каборе стал игроком «Краснодара» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ «КРАСНОДАР» ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ШАРЛЕМ КАБОРЕ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ "22 МАЯ ПРИГЛАШАЕМ НА ОТКРЫТУЮ ТРЕНИРОВКУ!" [We invite you to an open workout on 22 May!] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Каборе провёл первую тренировку в "Динамо"" [Kaboré played the first training session at Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 17 July 2019.
  8. ^ "CHARLES KABORÉ SIGNE AUX CHAMOIS" (in French). Niort. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Kabore credits longevity on Burkina Faso national team to discipline, hard work". kawowo.com. 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ Charles Kaboré at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Charles Kaboré". ligue1.com. Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Burkina Faso vs Gambia". Soccer Way. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Résultat et résumé Marseille – Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 28 Juillet 2010". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Résultat et résumé Lille – Marseille, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 27 Juillet 2011". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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