Bamo Abdoul Koudouss Meïté (born 3 December 2001) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Born in

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, Meïté arrived in France at the age of seven moving to

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. He played in the regional youth championships for FC Bry and Le Perreux, then for Vincennes,

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and FC Montfermeil in U18s. In October 2019, after playing a few matches at senior level with Montfermeil, he joined Laval after a conclusive three-week trial. Initially recruited with a view to strengthening the U19 team, he impressed with his physical density and maturity and quickly established himself at senior level, where his coach moved him from a

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position to a

role. Meïté played his first match in the first team on 1 September 2020 against

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in the

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. Meïté joined

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in the summer of 2021, joining the club's reserve team. He stood out during the 2021–22 season, contributing to the team's second place in

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. He trained regularly with the first team and coach Christophe Pélissier summoned him several times to the professional group, where he made five appearances on the substitutes' bench during the 2021–2022 season, without coming into play. On 1 June 2022, Meïté signed his first professional contract with FC Lorient, for a period of three years. It was finally Régis Le Bris who gave him his chance in the first team on 8 January 2023, during a

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match against

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. Lorient won that day by six goals to zero. He played his first match in

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in a 1–1 tie against

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on 11 January 2023. On 3 February 2025, Meïté moved on loan to

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until the end of the season.

Personal life

Bamo Meïté holds both Ivorian and

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nationalities. He is the cousin of Yakou Meïté, who is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Profile
at the Olympique de Marseille website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meite, Bamo 2001 births Living people People from Woroba District Ivorian emigrants to France Ivorian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Stade Lavallois players FC Lorient players Olympique de Marseille players Montpellier HSC players Ivorian expatriates in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ivorian expatriate men's footballers 21st-century French sportsmen