Jean Fiacre Kouamé Botué (born 10 September 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Botué started football in the youth sector of

Rail Club du Kadiogo Rail Club du Kadiogo is a Burkinabé football and basketball club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade de Kadiogo. The club plays in orange and black. Honours *Burkinabé Premier League: 4 :: 2004-2005, 2015-2016, 20 ...

in Burkina Faso in 2017. He joined fellow

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club

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(USFA) in 2018 and made his senior debut in the league. Botué signed with French

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side

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on 16 February 2021 from USFA in Burkina Faso. Botué made his debut with Ajaccio in a 1–1

win over

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on 3 April 2021. On 27 February 2024, Inter Turku in Finnish Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Botue.

International career

Botué was born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Burkina Faso, and is of Burkinabé descent through his mother. Botué represented the Burkina Faso U20s at the

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and

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. He debuted with the senior Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 7 September 2021.

Career statistics

Honours

Inter Turku

* Finnish League Cup: 2024Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari
mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024

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