# Bryan Dabo

Bryan Boulaye Kevin Dabo (born 18 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Born in France, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.

## Club career
### Montpellier

Dabo made his professional debut with Montpellier on 16 May 2010 in a 3–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Geoffrey Dernis. He made his first start against Bastia.

#### Blackburn Rovers (loan)

On 28 January 2014, Dabo signed for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan with an option of a permanent deal. He was an unused substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool. He played the full 90 minutes for Blackburn Rovers U21 against Tottenham U21.

### Saint-Étienne

In June 2016, Dabo joined Montpellier's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract.

### Fiorentina

On 30 January 2018, he joined Fiorentina, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away win against Genoa, netting the winner. His second goal came in the 2018/2019 season, in a 3–1 victory in the derby against Empoli.

#### Loan to SPAL

On 13 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan with an option to purchase.

### Benevento

In September 2020, Dabo joined newly promoted side Benevento on a permanent deal. He signed a 2-year deal with the Stregoni.

### Çaykur Rizespor

On 19 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an additional one-year option with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.

### Aris

On 5 July 2022, Dabo joined Aris on a two-year deal.

## International career

Dabo was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He represented the France national under-21 football team once, in a friendly in 2013. He was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, and the Mali national football team in 2016. He made his debut for Burkina Faso on 22 March 2018.

## Personal life

On 21 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 January 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Montpellier | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Montpellier | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 5 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 76 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 7 |
| Blackburn (loan) | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Saint-Étienne | Total | Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Fiorentina | 2017–18 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | Total | Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Benevento (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Sepahan | 2023–24 | Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 234 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 13 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 October 2020 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco | DR Congo | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 November 2020 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Malawi | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Sepahan
* Iranian Hazfi Cup: 2023–24
* Iranian Super Cup: 2024