Issoufou Dayo

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Issoufou Dayo
Dayo with Burkina Faso in 2022
Personal information
Full name Issoufou Sellsavon Dayo
Date of birth (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
RS Berkane
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 RC Bobo Dioulasso
2013–2014 Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
2014–2016 AS Vita Club
2016– RS Berkane 190 (22)
International career
2012– Burkina Faso 70 (9)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Issoufou Sellsavon Dayo (born 6 August 1991) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RS Berkane (which he captains) and the Burkina Faso national team.[1][2] Issoufou Dayo featured in the AFCON 2021 third place game against Cameroon.[3]

Club career

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Dayo played for RC Bobo Dioulasso and Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou in Benin, then for AS Vita Club in Congo DR, before joining RS Berkane in Morocco. On 25 October 2020, he scored the winning goal for RS Berkane in a 1–0 victory over Egyptian club Pyramids FC in the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final.[4]

International career

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In January 2014, coach Brama Traore, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[5][6] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco. He was part of the squad in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which is his first African cup. In the team's first game he scored a 75th-minute equalizer to gain a point for his nation. This is to date his only goal for his country.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dayo goal.
List of international goals scored by Issoufou Dayo[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Cameroon 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
2 18 November 2018 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola  Angola 1–2 1–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 9 October 2020 Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco  DR Congo 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 11 October 2021 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Djibouti 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 12 November 2021 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Niger 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 16 November 2021 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  Algeria 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 27 September 2022 Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco  Comoros 1–0 2–1 Friendly
8 18 June 2023 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde 1–1 1–3 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 10 October 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Burundi 4–1 4–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou

AS Vita Club

RS Berkane

Burkina Faso

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "2014 CHAN – Burkina Faso Team Profile". mtnfootball.com/m. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Squad List for BFA-T0006 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Total CAF Confederation Cup". CAFOnline.com.
  5. ^ "CHAN 2014: the 23-man squad of Burkina Faso". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ "CHAN 2014 Preview: GROUP B". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Burkina Faso Vs Morocco, the Big Shock of the Day". allafrica.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ^ "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Zimbabwe". cafonline.com/. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Dayo, Issoufou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. ^ ""La Nuit des Stars" : le Wydad Casablanca (hommes) et l'AS FAR (dames) raflent la mise" ["The Night of the Stars": Wydad Casablanca (men) and AS FAR (women) win the day]. lematin.ma. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
  11. ^ ""Événement : Tout Sur " La Nuit Des Stars " Qui Célèbre La Famille Sportive"" [Event: All About « The Night Of Stars » Which Celebrates The Sports Family]. fr.le7tv.ma/. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
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