Issiar Dramé (born 16 February 1999) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Estrela Amadora.

Club career

Earlier career

Born in

Ivry-sur-Seine Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...

, Dramé began his career at the famed Clairefontaine academy before joining the youth side at

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

in 2015. After spending a season with Rennais, Dramé moved to the youth side at

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

. In 2017, he was promoted to the club's reserve side, making his

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a Association football, football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system be ...

debut on 18 February 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Andrézieux. In 2020, in search of first team football, Dramé trialed at Norwegian club

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and

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club

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but did not sign with either side.

Olimpik Donetsk

In October 2020, Dramé joined

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club

Olimpik Donetsk FC Olimpik Donetsk ( ) is a Ukrainian inactive football team based in Donetsk, Ukraine. The club currently doesn't play in any Ukrainian competition due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since its promotion to Ukrainian Premier League in 2 ...

. He made his debut on 24 October 2020 against

Desna Chernihiv Football Club Desna Chernihiv () is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard sports society. Between ...

, starting in the 2–0 home defeat. Dramé played in 18 matches for Olimpik Donetsk as the club were relegated to the First League.

New York Red Bulls

On 29 September 2021, Dramé signed with

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side

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. Following the 2021 season, New York declined their contract option on Dramé.

Bastia

On 1 September 2022, Dramé signed for

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club

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

on a three-year contract.

International career

Born in France, Dramé is of Malian descent. He was called up to the Mali national team for

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matches in March 2023.

Personal life

His brother

Hamed Dramé Hamed Karamoko Dramé (born 13 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Angri on loan from Giugliano. Born in France, Dramé is of Malian descent. Career After playing in his native Fra ...

is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dramé, Issiar 1999 births Living people Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Malian descent French men's footballers Footballers from Ivry-sur-Seine Men's association football defenders Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ukrainian Premier League players USL Championship players Primeira Liga players FC Olimpik Donetsk players FC Lviv players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players SC Bastia players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century French sportsmen