Mamadou Dansoko

Mamadou Dansoko
Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Dansoko
Date of birth	July 31, 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1998 – 2002	Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	ASEC Mimosas
2002–2003	Beveren
2003–2006	FC Lorient
2006	Cherbourg
2006–2007	FC Lorient
2007–2008
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2006

Mamadou 'Madinho' Dansoko (born July 31, 1982 in Abidjan^[1]) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who last played as a winger for United Arab Emirates club .

Career[]

He began his career at ASEC Abidjan, a club based in Ivory Coast which is famed for its Youth Academy started by Jean-Marc Guillou, playing alongside the likes of Kolo Touré, before moving to Europe to play for K.S.K. Beveren in the Belgian Jupiler League. In 2003, he went on to join French Ligue 1 outfit FC Lorient, staying there until summer of 2007 when he moved to in the Middle East.^[2]

In 2000 as an 18-year-old he reportedly had trials with English club Arsenal along with Ivorian international Gilles Yapi Yapo.

In the African Champions' Cup 2002 he was joint 3rd top scorer with five goals for ASEC, alongside fellow Ivorian Bakari Koné, who later joined him at FC Lorient before moving on to Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

References[]

^ "Mamadou Dansoko :: Mamadou Dansoko ::".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Profile on FC Lorient Official Site
Mamadou Dansoko at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Profile on foot-national.com

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[1] "Mamadou Dansoko :: Mamadou Dansoko ::".

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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