Bafodé Dansoko (born 29 December 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Dansoko was born in Saint-Etienne, France, to

Guinean Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

parents.

Club career

Dansoko was born in

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

, France to a Guinean family as one of 6 children. He began playing football at the age of 8 with the youth academy of Hommelet CS, before moving to the youth side of

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5 years later. He began playing

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with

Roubaix Futsal Roubaix Futsal is a futsal team from Roubaix, France, played in the Championnat de France de Futsal The Championnat de France de Futsal "Division 1" or "D1" is the premier futsal league in France, organized by Fédération Française de Football ...

in 2013. He joined

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on trial in 2014 and signed a professional contract with the club starting in 2015. Starting his footballing career with the reserves of Nantes, he shortly after moved to the semi-pro French clubs

and

Vaulx-en-Velin Vaulx-en-Velin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the river Rhône. History The rivers, including th ...

. He moved to Belgium with La Louvière Centre on 30 June 2018. On 9 June 2020, he signed a professional contract with

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, ...

. He made his professional debut with Deinze in a 2–0

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loss to Union SG on 21 August 2020. On 13 July 2023, Dansoko signed with

International career

Dansoko was born in France to a Guinean family. He was called up to represent the France futsal U21 team in 2013. Due to his strong performances with

, he was called up to the

France national futsal team The France national futsal team represents the French Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in France, in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. Competition history FI ...

on 2014. He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

on 25 March 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dansoko, Bafode 1995 births Living people Footballers from Saint-Étienne Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers French men's footballers French men's futsal players French sportspeople of Guinean descent Men's association football wingers Wasquehal Football players FC Vaulx-en-Velin players UR La Louvière Centre players K.M.S.K. Deinze players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian National Division 1 players Challenger Pro League players Black French sportspeople French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium