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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso — National team

12 active · 9 recent · 54 former · 75 all-time players

# Player Pos Age Club Debut Caps Goals Value Status
1 Bertrand Traoré Attack - Right Winger 30 Sunderland AFC 78 20 €8.00m Current National Player
2 Hervé Koffi Goalkeeper 29 Angers SCO 60 0 €1.20m Current National Player
3 Edmond Tapsoba Defender - Centre-Back 27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 54 3 €35.00m Current National Player
4 Issa Kaboré Defender - Right-Back 25 Wrexham AFC 49 2 €4.00m Current National Player
5 Mohamed Konaté Attack - Centre-Forward 28 Akhmat Grozny 35 6 €2.30m Current National Player
6 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger 24 Brentford FC 30 10 €28.00m Current National Player
7 Adamo Nagalo Defender - Centre-Back 23 PSV Eindhoven 15 0 €6.00m Current National Player
8 Nasser Djiga Defender - Centre-Back 23 Rangers FC 8 1 €10.00m Current National Player
9 Pierre Landry Kabore Attack - Left Winger 24 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 €175k Current National Player
10 Nathanio Junior Kompaoré Attack - Left Winger 24 Without Club 1 0 — Current National Player
11 Joffrey Bazié Attack - Left Winger 22 FC Paços de Ferreira 1 0 €100k Current National Player
12 Sebastien Koula Tou Goalkeeper 21 USL Dunkerque B 0 0 — Current National Player
# Player Pos Age Club Debut Caps Goals Status
1 Steeve Yago Defender - Right-Back 33 Aris Limassol 83 1 Recent National Player
2 Lassina Traoré Attack - Centre-Forward 25 Shakhtar Donetsk 28 12 Recent National Player
3 Ismahila Ouédraogo Midfield - Defensive Midfield 26 Odense Boldklub 25 0 Recent National Player
4 Sacha Bansé Midfield - Defensive Midfield 25 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 12 1 Recent National Player
5 Kilian Nikièma Goalkeeper 22 ADO Den Haag 7 0 Recent National Player
6 Trova Boni Midfield - Defensive Midfield 26 Al-Akhdar SC 5 0 Recent National Player
7 Abdoul Kader Ouattara Attack - Centre-Forward 20 Cercle Brugge 3 0 Recent National Player
8 Regis Ndo Attack - Right Winger 25 Hapoel Haifa 1 0 Recent National Player
9 Ismaëlo Ganiou Defender - Centre-Back 21 RC Lens 0 0 Recent National Player
# Player Pos Club Caps Goals Status
1 Charles Kaboré Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 100 4 Former National Player
2 Steeve Yago Defender - Right-Back Aris Limassol 83 1 Recent National Player
3 Jonathan Pitroipa Attack - Right Winger Espérance Chartres de Bretagne 82 19 Former National Player
4 Bakary Koné Defender - Centre-Back Retired 81 0 Former National Player
5 Bertrand Traoré Attack - Right Winger Sunderland AFC 78 20 Current National Player
6 Alassane Ouédraogo Midfield - Right Midfield SC Frintrop 05/21 62 3 Former National Player
7 Moumouni Dagano Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 61 31 Former National Player
8 Saidou Panandetiguiri Defender - Right-Back SK Lokeren Doorslaar 60 2 Former National Player
9 Hervé Koffi Goalkeeper Angers SCO 60 0 Current National Player
10 Edmond Tapsoba Defender - Centre-Back Bayer 04 Leverkusen 54 3 Current National Player
11 Adama Guira Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 53 0 Former National Player
12 Préjuce Nakoulma Attack - Centre-Forward AS Sautron 52 13 Former National Player
13 Issa Kaboré Defender - Right-Back Wrexham AFC 49 2 Current National Player
14 Cyrille Bayala Attack - Right Winger FC Sheriff Tiraspol 47 4 Former National Player
15 Mahamoudou Kéré Defender - Centre-Back Retired 46 2 Former National Player
16 Firmin Sanou Defender Retired 36 2 Former National Player
17 Mohamed Konaté Attack - Centre-Forward Akhmat Grozny 35 6 Current National Player
18 Hamado Ouedraogo Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 33 8 Former National Player
19 Yacouba Coulibaly Defender - Left-Back US Le Pays du Valois 33 0 Former National Player
20 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Brentford FC 30 10 Current National Player
# Player Pos Club Goals Caps Goals/cap Status
1 Moumouni Dagano Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 31 61 0.51 Former National Player
2 Bertrand Traoré Attack - Right Winger Sunderland AFC 20 78 0.26 Current National Player
3 Jonathan Pitroipa Attack - Right Winger Espérance Chartres de Bretagne 19 82 0.23 Former National Player
4 Préjuce Nakoulma Attack - Centre-Forward AS Sautron 13 52 0.25 Former National Player
5 Lassina Traoré Attack - Centre-Forward Shakhtar Donetsk 12 28 0.43 Recent National Player
6 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Brentford FC 10 30 0.33 Current National Player
7 Hamado Ouedraogo Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 8 33 0.24 Former National Player
8 Mohamed Konaté Attack - Centre-Forward Akhmat Grozny 6 35 0.17 Current National Player
9 Abdoul Tapsoba Attack - Centre-Forward Radomiak Radom 5 28 0.18 Former National Player
10 Charles Kaboré Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 4 100 0.04 Former National Player
11 Cyrille Bayala Attack - Right Winger FC Sheriff Tiraspol 4 47 0.09 Former National Player
12 Narcisse Midfield - Attacking Midfield Retired 4 27 0.15 Former National Player
13 Jonathan Zongo Attack - Right Winger Retired 4 24 0.17 Former National Player
14 Ousmane Sanou Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 4 21 0.19 Former National Player
15 Rahim Ouédraogo Defender Retired 4 21 0.19 Former National Player
16 Alassane Ouédraogo Midfield - Right Midfield SC Frintrop 05/21 3 62 0.05 Former National Player
17 Edmond Tapsoba Defender - Centre-Back Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 54 0.06 Current National Player
18 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Retired 3 24 0.13 Former National Player
19 Yahia Kébé Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 3 13 0.23 Former National Player
20 Saidou Panandetiguiri Defender - Right-Back SK Lokeren Doorslaar 2 60 0.03 Former National Player

Most-capped players in Burkina Faso's history (≥10 caps).

# Player Pos Club Born Caps Goals Status
1 Charles Kaboré Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 1988-02-09 100 4 Former National Player
2 Steeve Yago Defender - Right-Back Aris Limassol 1992-12-16 83 1 Recent National Player
3 Jonathan Pitroipa Attack - Right Winger Espérance Chartres de Bretagne 1986-04-12 82 19 Former National Player
4 Bakary Koné Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1988-04-27 81 0 Former National Player
5 Bertrand Traoré Attack - Right Winger Sunderland AFC 1995-09-06 78 20 Current National Player
6 Alassane Ouédraogo Midfield - Right Midfield SC Frintrop 05/21 1980-09-07 62 3 Former National Player
7 Moumouni Dagano Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1981-01-01 61 31 Former National Player
8 Hervé Koffi Goalkeeper Angers SCO 1996-10-16 60 0 Current National Player
9 Saidou Panandetiguiri Defender - Right-Back SK Lokeren Doorslaar 1984-03-22 60 2 Former National Player
10 Edmond Tapsoba Defender - Centre-Back Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1999-02-02 54 3 Current National Player
11 Adama Guira Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1988-04-24 53 0 Former National Player
12 Préjuce Nakoulma Attack - Centre-Forward AS Sautron 1987-04-21 52 13 Former National Player
13 Issa Kaboré Defender - Right-Back Wrexham AFC 2001-05-12 49 2 Current National Player
14 Cyrille Bayala Attack - Right Winger FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1996-05-24 47 4 Former National Player
15 Mahamoudou Kéré Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1982-01-02 46 2 Former National Player
16 Firmin Sanou Defender Retired 1973-04-21 36 2 Former National Player
17 Mohamed Konaté Attack - Centre-Forward Akhmat Grozny 1997-12-12 35 6 Current National Player
18 Hamado Ouedraogo Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1983-03-17 33 8 Former National Player
19 Yacouba Coulibaly Defender - Left-Back US Le Pays du Valois 1994-10-02 33 0 Former National Player
20 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Brentford FC 2002-02-11 30 10 Current National Player
21 Moussa Ouattara Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1981-12-31 28 0 Former National Player
22 Abdoul Tapsoba Attack - Centre-Forward Radomiak Radom 2001-08-23 28 5 Former National Player
23 Lassina Traoré Attack - Centre-Forward Shakhtar Donetsk 2001-01-12 28 12 Recent National Player
24 Narcisse Midfield - Attacking Midfield Retired 1980-11-19 27 4 Former National Player
25 Ismahila Ouédraogo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Odense Boldklub 1999-11-05 25 0 Recent National Player
26 Jonathan Zongo Attack - Right Winger Retired 1989-04-16 24 4 Former National Player
27 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Retired 1984-03-16 24 3 Former National Player
28 Germain Sanou Goalkeeper Paris 13 Atletico 1992-05-26 23 0 Former National Player
29 Ousmane Sanou Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1978-03-11 21 4 Former National Player
30 Rahim Ouédraogo Defender Retired 1980-10-08 21 4 Former National Player
31 Bryan Dabo Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club 1992-02-18 18 2 Former National Player
32 Adamo Nagalo Defender - Centre-Back PSV Eindhoven 2002-09-22 15 0 Current National Player
33 Abdul Aziz Nikiema Midfield - Left Midfield Retired 1985-06-12 13 1 Former National Player
34 Yahia Kébé Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1985-07-11 13 3 Former National Player
35 Sacha Bansé Midfield - Defensive Midfield SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2001-03-16 12 1 Recent National Player
36 Ousmane Traoré Defender Retired 1977-03-06 12 0 Former National Player

History — Burkina Faso at international tournaments

Date Competition Stage Opponent Venue Score Result
30 Jan 2024 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2023 Round of 16 Mali A 1–2 L
05 Feb 2022 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Third place Cameroon H 3–3 (3–5 pen) L
02 Feb 2022 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Semi-final Senegal H 1–3 L
29 Jan 2022 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Quarter-final Tunisia H 1–0 W
23 Jan 2022 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Round of 16 Gabon H 1–1 (7–6 pen) W
04 Feb 2018 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Third place Ghana H 1–0 W
01 Feb 2018 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Semi-final Egypt H 1–1 (3–4 pen) L
28 Jan 2018 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Quarter-final Tunisia H 2–0 W
10 Feb 2014 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Final Nigeria A 0–1 L
06 Feb 2014 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Semi-final Ghana H 1–1 (3–2 pen) W
03 Feb 2014 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Quarter-final Togo H 1–0 W