Beli Moumouni Dagano (born 1 January 1981) is a Burkinabé former professional

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who played as a striker. At international level, he represented the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Dagano began his career at Ivorian side

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, based in

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. In 1999, he moved back to his homeland, with Etoile Filante, before making his move to Europe a year later, with Belgian side

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. After an impressive season with Germinal, Dagano moved to

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, where he won the

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and scored 19 goals as the club won the league title for only the second time in its history, before spells in France, with

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and

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. While at Sochaux he played as they won the

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. Dagano scored Sochaux's first goal as they drew 2–2 with Marseille, before winning on penalties. In 2008, he joined

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. He later left Al Khor for

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two years later, but the club was subsequently relegated despite Dagano's impressive goal scoring record. He rejoined his former club

and made his league debut on 18 September, scoring two free-kick goals and securing the victory for his team against newly promoted club Al Jaish. On 31 January, following

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's exit to Al-Gharafa,

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immediately signed Dagano as Dindane's replacement. On 28 May 2012, Dagano joined newly promoted Qatari club Al-Sailiya for the 2012–13 Qatari season.

International career

Dagano made his international debut in 1998. He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He was the joint top goalscorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with 12 goals along with Fijian striker

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first''

Honours

Genk *

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: 2001–02 Sochaux *

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: 2006–07

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dagano, Moumouni 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Ouagadougou Association football forwards Burkinabé footballers Burkina Faso international footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Beerschot A.C. players K.R.C. Genk players En Avant Guingamp players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Qatar Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Ivory Coast Expatriate footballers in France Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Al-Khor SC players Al-Sailiya SC players Lekhwiya SC players Al-Shamal SC players Qatar SC players Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France Stella Club d'Adjamé players Qatar Stars League players 21st-century Burkinabé people