Bakary Bouba Saré (born 5 April 1990) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in the Ivory Coast, he made seven appearances for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Anderlecht

Saré made his debut in the

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for

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in a match against R.A.E.C. Mons on 22 December 2007, when he came from the bench. He played 26 league matches, 10

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matches and 2

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matches for the Belgian club.

Rosenborg

Saré joined Rosenborg on 31 August 2010 with a one-year loan contract, making three appearances in the league and four appearances in the

. After a short spell he returned to Belgium to play nine more matches for

in the first part of the 2010–11 season.

CFR Cluj

On 23 February 2011, he signed a -year contract with the Romanian Liga I club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Dinamo Zagreb

In July 2013, Bouba was transferred to

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. Despite news in Romanian media saying he was transferred for €500,000, he joined the club on a half-year loan with an option to buy.

Al Ain

On 20 January 2014, he joined

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side

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on a six-month loan deal, In July he returned to CFR Cluj.

International career

Saré was born in

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, Ivory Coast, but is of Burkinabé descent. He played for the Ivory Coast U20s in their winning campaign for the

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, playing every match and against

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. He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a pair of

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matches in March 2016. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against

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Honours

Anderlecht *

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: 2007–08 *

: 2009–10 *

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Rosenborg *

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CFR Cluj * Romanian Liga I: 2011–12 Dinamo Zagreb * Croatian League: 2013–14 Moreirense *

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: 2016–17 Burkina Faso *

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bronze:

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