Fankaty Dabo
Sheikh Mohamed Fankaty Dabo (born 11 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Coventry City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sheikh Mohamed Fankaty Dabo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 October 1995||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2016 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Vitesse (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2019– | Coventry City | 51 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
2011 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 27 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 14 January 2017 (UTC) |
Club career
Dabo began his career with Chelsea. On 11 January 2017, along with Chelsea teammates Charlie Colkett and Islam Feruz, Dabo joined League One side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[3] Three days later, Dabo made his Swindon Town debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bolton Wanderers, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[4] On 5 February 2017, Dabo scored his first goal for Swindon in their local derby against Oxford United.[4]
On 25 June 2017, Dabo joined Dutch side Vitesse on a season-long loan.[5] In August 2018 Dabo returned on loan to the Netherlands, this time with Sparta Rotterdam.[6]
On 5 June 2019, it was announced that Dabo would join Coventry City on a three-year deal after his Chelsea contract expired on 1 July.[7] Dabo won Coventry's 2019–20 'Player of the Year' award.[8]
International career
Dabo was born in England and is of Sierra Leonean descent.[9] He has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-20 youth levels.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 January 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2016–17[4] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2016–17[4] | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Vitesse (loan) | 2017–18[13] | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2018–19[13] | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Coventry City | 2019–20[13] | League One | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
2020–21[14] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 51 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | !0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Career total | 113 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 136 | 1 |
- 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League; 1 appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield; 1 appearance in Eredivisie European play-offs.
- Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs.
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013". The Football Association. p. 8. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
- "Fankaty Dabo". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Charlie Colkett, Islam Feruz and Fankaty Dabo: Chelsea trio join Swindon on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Vitesse loan for defender Dabo". Chelsea Official Site. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Fankaty Dabo komt over van Chelsea". Sparta Rotterdam. 31 August 2018.
- "TRANSFER: Coventry City agree to sign Fankaty Dabo". Coventry City F.C. 5 June 2019.
- "NEWS: Sky Blues End of Season Award Round-Up". www.ccfc.co.uk.
- "Fankaty Dabo". www.chelseafc.com.
- "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- Fankaty Dabo at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.