Issouf Compaoré
Issouf Compaoré (born 12 April 1988 in Agnibilékrou in Côte d'Ivoire) is a Burkinabé international football defender playing with FK Banat Zrenjanin in Serbian First League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 12, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Agnibilékrou, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | ASC Ouragahio | ||
| 2008–2009 | FK Fruškogorac | ||
| 2009–2014 | Banat Zrenjanin | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Burkina Faso | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2011 | |||
Formed at l’Ecole de Formation Yeo Martial (EFYM) in Côte d'Ivoire he played with Ivorian A.S.C. Ouragahio. He had trials with Olympique de Marseille and short spells with R.E. Virton and FC Metz before moving to Serbia in 2008 where after playing initially one season with lower leagues club FK Fruškogorac he signed with FK Banat Zrenjanin.[1]
He preferably plays as left-back although he can also play as left-winger.
Despite being born in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and having made part of the Côte d'Ivoire cadetes national team, he has chousen to represent Burkina Faso national team[2] since 2008.
References
- Issouf Compaore at Soccerway
- Etalons du Burkina : Issouf Compaoré et Aly Dissa deux latéraux gauches de formation at LeFaso.net, 21-12-2012 (in French)