Dango Ouattara


Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for club Brentford and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Lorient

A youth product of the Burkinabè club Majestic, Ouattara joined the reserves of Lorient in 2020. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 May 2021. He made his professional debut with Lorient in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw against Saint-Étienne on 8 August 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 April 2022, in a 1–0 win against Metz.

Bournemouth

On 19 January 2023, Ouattara joined Premier League side Bournemouth, signing a contract until 2028. He made his debut for the club two days later on 21 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Nottingham Forest. He scored his first goal for the Cherries on 15 April 2023, a 95th-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.
On 25 January 2025, Ouattara scored his first professional hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

Brentford

On 16 August 2025, Ouattara joined fellow Premier League side Brentford on a five-year contract, with the option of a further year. He signed for a club record fee for Brentford, in a deal worth up to £42.5 million. On 23 August 2025, he scored on his debut for the club in a 1–0 win against Aston Villa.

International career

Ouattara received his first call-up to the Burkina Faso national team in November 2021 under Kamou Malo, although he did not feature in the 2022 [FIFA World Cup qualification |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification] matches.
Pre-selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations the following December, he made his senior international debut on 30 December 2021 in a goalless friendly draw against Mauritania. Ouattara scored his first international goal a few days later in a 3–0 victory over Gabon.
At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, he scored a decisive goal in the semi-final against Tunisia, securing a 1–0 win. Starting from his own half, he held off challenges from Oussama Haddadi and Dylan Bronn before scoring the only goal of the match. He was later sent off in the 83rd minute.
On 20 December 2023, he was included in the 27-player Burkina Faso squad selected by Hubert Velud for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 January 2022Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon1–01–02021 [Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|2021 Africa Cup of Nations]
23 June 2022Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco2–02–02023 Africa [Cup of Nations qualification Group B|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]
37 June 2022FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa1–13–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
47 June 2022FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa2–13–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
519 November 2022Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco1–02–1Friendly
628 March 2023Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
721 November 2023Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco3–03–02026 FIFA [World Cup qualification – CAF Group A|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]
810 June 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali1–02–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
910 October 2024Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–14–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1010 October 2024Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast3–14–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
115 September 2025Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau5–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
125 September 2025Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau6–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification