Issouf Ouattara

Issouf Ouattara (born 7 October 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Sharq .

Issouf Ouattara
Ouattara playing for Chernomorets Burgas in 2012
Personal information
Full name Issouf Ouattara
Date of birth (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Sharq
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Etoile Filante 26 (2)
2008–2011 União Leiria 37 (1)
2010–2011 → Trofense (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2012 Nîmes 16 (1)
2012–2013 Chernomorets Burgas 25 (4)
2014 Al Akhdar
2015 Al-Nasr
2015 Ermis 7 (0)
2016–2017 ASEC Mimosas
2017–2018 Wadi Degla 15 (5)
2018 Al Masry 13 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Talaba SC (0)
2019 Wej
2020– Al-Sharq
National team
2007–2013 Burkina Faso 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Ouagadougou, Ouattara began his career in Etoile Filante Ouagadougou. In July 2008 he signed with Portugal's U.D. Leiria in the second division,[1] and played his first game on 30 August in a 0–1 home loss against Portimonense S.C. where he came on as a second-half substitute. He contributed with 26 matches (one goal[2]) as the club promoted back to the Primeira Liga, but appeared significantly less in the following year.

In September 2011, after spending the 2010–11 season on loan to C.D. Trofense[3]– second level, less than one third of the matches played – Ouattara left Leiria and signed for Nîmes Olympique in the French division three.[4] In the following campaign he moved teams and countries again, joining Bulgaria's PSFC Chernomorets Burgas after a period of trial.

In his only full season in the country, Ouattara was voted his club's Best Foreign Player in a poll conducted in its official website, earning over 1,000 votes.[5] He was released in late 2013.

International career

Ouattara made his debut for Burkina Faso not yet aged 19, helping to a 1–1 home draw against Mozambique on 24 March 2007 for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He was selected for the 2013 edition of the tournament on 8 January,[6] playing against Togo in the quarter-finals[7] in an eventual runner-up finish for the nation.

List of international goals scored by Issouf Ouattara
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2008Stade du 4-Août, Burkina Faso Seychelles3–14–12010 World Cup qualification
gollark: It would compile *very* fast if it just smashed together the code and a C compiler.
gollark: Coming soon in WHY v2.
gollark: Ooh, that's a great idea. Bundle the C compiler with the C source code.
gollark: It *runs* slow.
gollark: It *compiles* fast.

References
  1. Reforços do Burkina-Faso – Parte 2 – Koulibaly e Ouattara (Burkina-Faso additions – Part 2 – Koulibaly and Ouattara); União de Leiria Blogspot, 30 July 2008 (in Portuguese)
  2. U. Leiria-Estoril, 4–2: "Hat-trick" de Cássio (U. Leiria-Estoril, 4–2: Cássio hat-trick); Record, 8 March 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. Ouattara emprestado pela União de Leiria (Ouattara loaned by União de Leiria); SAPO, 31 August 2010 (in Portuguese)
  4. Transferts: Issouf Ouattara à Nîmes et Boubacar Kébé à Cherbourg (National) (Transfers: Issouf Ouattara to Nîmes and Boubacar Kébé to Cherbourg (National)); Burkina 24, 9 September 2011 (in French)
  5. Феновете на Черноморец избраха Уатара за най-добър чужденец (Fans of Chernomorets choose Ouattara as the best foreigner) Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Burgas Topnovini, 23 July 2013 (in Bulgarian)
  6. Единствено Уатара представя "А" група за Купата на Африка (Only Ouattara represents A PFG in the African Cup); Novsport, 8 January 2013 (in Bulgarian)
  7. Jonathan Pitroipa headed the winner in extra-time to send Burkina Faso into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.; BBC Sport, 3 February 2013
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