Introduction
Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara (born 11 February 2002) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
Lorient
A youth product of the Burkinabè club Majestic, Ouattara joined the reserves of Lorient in 2020. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 May 2021. He made his professional debut with Lorient in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Saint-Étienne 8 August 2021.
AFC Bournemouth
On 19 January 2023, Premier League club AFC Bournemouth announced the signing of Ouattara on a contract until 2028. He scored his first goal for the Cherries on 15 April, a 95th-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.
International career
Ouattara made his professional debut with the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Mauritania on 30 December 2021. He scored his first goal for Burkina Faso in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win against Tunisia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Majestic FC | 2019–20 | Burkinabé Premier League | 11 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Lorient B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Lorient | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 14 | ||
International
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 January 2022 | Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 3 June 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Cape Verde |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 7 June 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Eswatini |
1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 4 | 2–1 | |||||
| 5 | 19 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 28 March 2023 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |