Abdoul Karim Danté (born 29 October 1998) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for Luxembourgish club Swift Hesperange.

Professional career

On 29 October 2016, Danté signed with

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and joined their academy after impressing with the Malian club Jeanne d'Arc FC. He made his

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debut for

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on 6 April 2018 in a 2–1 win against

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coming on as a substitute on the 89th minute. On 6 August 2019, Danté joined

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on a contract until June 2022. In September 2020, Danté signed with

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International career

Danté captained the

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at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, and helped lead them to victory as they won the tournament. Danté also captained the Mali national U-17 football team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup (October–November 2015, in Chile). He helped Mali achieve the vice-champion result out of 24 national teams. He made his senior debut with the

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in a 2-2

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with

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on 19 January 2016. Danté played the Mali-Japan senior match (1-1, in Liège Belgique, on 26 March 2018), wearing the number 2.

Honours

Mali U17: *Winner and captain in African U-17 Championship:

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*Vice champion and captain:

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015. Host selection The following four countries bid to host the tournament: * * * * Venues Along with proposing ...

References

External links

CAFOnline Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dante, Abdoul Karim 1998 births Sportspeople from Bamako 21st-century Malian people Living people Malian footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers Mali men's youth international footballers Mali men's A' international footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football defenders R.S.C. Anderlecht players R.E. Virton players RWDM47 players FC Swift Hesperange players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Luxembourg National Division players 2016 African Nations Championship players Malian expatriate footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate footballers in Luxembourg