Burkinabé footballer
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.
Club career
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
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
Club
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
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.
Honours
Marseille
Kuban Krasnodar
Burkina Faso
See also
References
External links