Kassoum Ouédraogo (born 12 April 1966), sometimes spelled as Kassoum Quedraogo, is a Burkinabé former professional

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who played as a

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. He played internationally for the Burkina Faso national team and at the club level with German clubs

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, FC Hessen Kassel,

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and United Arab Emirates club

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Career

Ouédraogo first moved abroad to join Tunisian club

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...

from

Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade du 4 Août. The club's colors are blue and white. Honours *Burkinabé Premier League: 13 :: 1965, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, ...

. He continued his career in Europe where, after playing for Belgian side

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, he signed with

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club

. Having become a fan favourite at FC Hessen Kassel, he joined another 2. Bundesliga club in

. His spell at FSV Frankfurt was not successful, and Ouédraogo signed for

. His started well at Osnabrück scoring 11 goals in pre-season and five goals in his first two league appearances. He scored just twice in the rest of the season and was demoted to the club's second team in the second half of the season. He ended his career after a season in the United Arab Emirates with

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* * 1966 births Living people Burkinabé footballers Association football forwards Burkina Faso international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2. Bundesliga players UAE Pro League players Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players SV Darmstadt 98 players KSV Hessen Kassel players FSV Frankfurt players VfL Osnabrück players Al-Wasl F.C. players Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub