Nathanio Kompaoré (born 20 June 2001) is a Burkinabé

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who plays as a

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in the

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youth system and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

In October 2019, Kompaoré signed a three-year deal with Belgian side

International career

Kompaoré was first called up to the Burkina Faso senior squad in late 2017, as a part of the 25-man squad convened by manager Idrissa Malo Traoré for the

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. At 16 years old, he was the youngest player in the competition. He made his international debut during the first

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match against

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on 16 January, playing the full 90 minutes of an eventual 0–0 draw. After the match, the Moroccan publication '' Le Matin'' called him a "young prodigy" and the "most talented" player on the pitch. He made two more appearances in the tournament (against Congo and

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, respectively) as Burkina Faso finished third in their group, ending their campaign. He won a gold medal with the national under-20 team at the

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. He later represented the U20s at the

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International statistics

Honours

Club

;Salitas Ouagadougou *

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: 2018 ;Anderlecht * Coupe de Belgique U21: 2022

International

;Burkina Faso U20 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kompaore, Nathanio Living people 2001 births Burkinabe men's footballers Burkina Faso men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Burkinabe Premier League players African Games gold medalists for Burkina Faso Footballers at the 2019 African Games Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Burkina Faso men's under-20 international footballers African Games gold medalists in football 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen Burkina Faso men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Salitas FC players Footballers from Ouagadougou