Soumaïla Ouattara

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Soumaïla Ouattara
Personal information
Full name Soumaïla Ouattara[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Club information
Current team
 Raja Casablanca
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Rahimo
2017–2018 Ajax Cape Town 2 (0)
2018–2021 Rahimo
2021– Raja Casablanca 8 (0)
National team‡
2019– Burkina Faso 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:26, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2021

Soumaïla Ouattara (born 4 July 1995) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as defender for Botola club Raja Casablanca and the Burkina Faso national team. He has been described as a player who is comfortable with using both of his feet.[2]

Club career[]

Rahimo and Ajax Cape Town[]

Ouattara began his career at Rahimo in Burkina Faso. In 2017, he moved to Ajax Cape Town. Over the course of one season at the club, he played a total of two matches.[3] His debut match was a 2–1 loss to Maritzburg United on 5 January 2018, and his final match was a 1–0 loss to Cape Town City fifteen days later.[2] At the end of the 2017–18 campaign, Ajax suffered relegation after being sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player.[4] In the summer of 2018, Ouattara returned to his former club of Rahimo.

Raja Casablanca[]

On 5 February 2021, Ouattara signed for Moroccan club Raja Casablanca on a contract lasting until 2024.[5] The transfer fee was reportedly of 16 million CFA francs.[6] His debut came in a 1–0 loss to Hassania Agadir on 7 April 2021.[7]

International career[]

Ouattara made his debut for Burkina Faso in a 1–0 friendly victory over Libya on 4 September 2019. His first competitive match was a 1–0 loss to Mali in the African Nations Championship on 16 January 2021.[8]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 24 January 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 0
Total 4 0

Honours[]

Rahimo

References[]

  1. ^ Soumaïla Ouattara at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "SOUMAÏLA OUATTARA". Football Critic. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Soumaila Ouattara". FBref.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Sanctions see Ajax Cape Town relegated after end of season". BBC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Transfert – Raja AC : Le burkinabé Soumaila Ouattara s'engage jusqu'en 2024" [Transfer – Raja AC: The Burkinabé Soumaila Ouattara signs until 2024]. Africa Foot United (in French). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Transfert : Soumaïla Ouattara a paraphé son contrat" [Transfer: Soumaïla Ouattara initialed his contract]. Burkina24 (in French). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Raja Casablanca vs. Hassania Agadir". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ Soumaïla Ouattara at National-Football-Teams.com

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