Dramane Salou

Dramane Salou (born 22 May 1998) is a Burkinabé footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder who plays for FC Pyunik. He debuted for Burkina Faso national football team in 2017.

Dramane Salou
Dramane Salou whilst with Olimpik Donetsk
Personal information
Full name Dramane Salou
Date of birth (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pyunik
Number 13
Youth career
Salitas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Salitas
2016–2017 → USFA (loan)
2018–2019 Partizan 0 (0)
2018 → Teleoptik (loan) 18 (0)
2019 Olimpik Donetsk 7 (0)
2020 Slutsk 13 (1)
2020– Pyunik 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Burkina Faso U20
2017– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2020

Club career

Born in Ouagadougou, Salou has started his career with the local football club Salitas.[1] Having played with academy until 2016, Salou was loaned to US des Forces Armées for the 2016–17 Burkinabé Premier League campaign, where he made his first appearances in the top tier of the Burkinabé football pyramid. Returning from loan deal, Salou joined the first team of his home club, Salitas, which was promoted to the top level league previously.[2] Scoring 3 goals and making 5 assists, he was elected for the best footballer in the domestic competition in November 2017. Thus he received 100k CFA as a reward.[3]

Passing a trial period with the club at the beginning of 2018, Salou signed a four-year contract with the Serbian SuperLiga side Partizan on 1 February same year.[4] In summer 2018, Salou moved on loan to the satellite club, Teleoptik, for the 2018–19 Serbian First League campaign.[5][6] After a year and a half, Partizan decided to terminate the cooperation with Salou without making his debut for the club in any official competition.[7]

On 15 August 2020, FC Pyunik announced the signing of Salou from Slutsk.[8]

International career

Salou was a member of youth national team, being elected in a group of players, available to play in 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification.[9] Following the games in top tier Burkinabé league, Salou was called into the Burkina Faso national football team, making an official debut in 1–1 friendly draw to Benin on 4 May 2017.[10]

Playing style

Standing at 5-foot-9-inches (1.75 m), Salou mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.[11] Although he was "strictly defensive oriented" in early years of his career due to insufficient of weight and stamina, while growing, he has converted in more offensive midfielder.[12] Playing in the Burkinabé Premier League, Salou affirmed himself as an assistant and goal poacher, which put him among the most prospective players in the competition.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 August 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2017–18 SuperLiga 0000——00
Teleoptik (loan) 2018–19 First League 3000——30
Career total 3000——30

International
As of 1 February 2018[1]
Burkina Faso
YearAppsGoals
201710
Total10

Honours
Salitas
Partizan

References
  1. "Dramane Salou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. "Sur les traces d'un talent". RADIO Pog-Nere, facebook page (in French). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. "Fasofoot : Dramane Salou, joueur du mois de novembre". faso24.com (in French). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. "Partizanovo misteriozno pojačanje - potpisao Draman (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. "Partizan vodi računa o talentovanim igračima: Dobiće priliku da se nametnu na pripremama!". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. "Partizanov spisak za Superligu: Jovanović ni ovde nije licenciran! Nema Ostojića i Uroševića". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. PRVI ODLAZAK IZ PARTIZANA: Sporazumni raskid ugovora najbolje rešenje (FOTO), srbijadanas.com, 30 May 2019
  8. "Official statement: Dramane Salou". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. "Eliminatoires CAN U20 : les 24 de Moussa Sanogo contre le Congo". burkina24sports.com (in French). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. "Partizan angažovao veznog igrača iz Burkine Faso!". sportskenovosti.net (in Serbian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. "SALOU Dramane Salitas Fc Le Spécialiste Foot". YouTube (in French). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  12. ""Saboteur" explique l'absence de Dramane Salou dans sa liste". Radio Omégafm Officiel, facebook page (in French). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  13. "FASOFOOT : Dramane Salou désigné joueur du mois de novembre". touteinfo.com (in French). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  14. Dramane Salou at Soccerway
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