Mamadou Dansoko

Mamadou Dansoko

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Dansoko
Date of birth	July 31, 1982 (1982-07-31) (age 29)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	free agent
Youth career
1998 - 2002	Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001 - 2002	ASEC Mimosas
2002 - 2003	Beveren	?	(?)
2003 - 2006	FC Lorient	9	(0)
2006	Cherbourg	8	(0)
2006 - 2007	FC Lorient	0	(0)
2007 - 2008	Al-Hissan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2006. † Appearances (Goals).

Mamadou 'Madinho' Dansoko (born July 31, 1982 in Abidjan^[1]) is a football winger who last plays for United Arab Emirates club Al-Hissan.

Career

He began his career at ASEC Abidjan, a club based in Ivory Coast which is famed for its Youth Academy started by Jean-Marc Guillou, playing alongside the likes of Kolo Touré, before moving to Europe to play for K.S.K. Beveren in the Belgian Jupiler League. In 2003 he went on to join French Ligue 1 outfit FC Lorient, staying there until summer of 2007 when he moved to Al-Hissan in the Middle East.^[2]

In 2000 as an 18 year old he reportedly had trials with English club Arsenal along with Ivorian international Gilles Yapi Yapo.

In the African Champions' Cup 2002 he was joint 3rd top scorer with five goals for ASEC, alongside fellow Ivorian Bakari Koné, who later joined him at FC Lorient before moving on to Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

External references

• Profile on FC Lorient Official Site
• L´Equipe Profile
• Profile on foot-national.com

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]

Persondata
Name	Dansoko, Mamadou
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Date of birth	1982-07-31
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
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