Moumouni Dagano


Beli Moumouni Dagano is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Burkina Faso national team's all-time leading goalscorer.

Club career

Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella Club d'Adjamé, based in Abidjan. In 1999, he moved back to his homeland, with Etoile Filante, before making his move to Europe a year later, with Belgian side Germinal Beerschot. After an impressive season with Germinal, Dagano moved to Genk, where he won the Ebony Shoe and scored 19 goals as the club won the league title for only the second time in its history, before spells in France, with Guingamp and FC Sochaux. While at Sochaux he played as they won the 2007 Coupe de France Final. Dagano scored Sochaux's first goal as they drew 2–2 with Marseille, before winning on penalties. In 2008, he joined Al-Khor. He later left Al Khor for Al Sailiya two years later, but the club was subsequently relegated despite Dagano's impressive goal scoring record.
He rejoined his former club Al-Khor 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 Aruna Dindane's exit to Al-Gharafa, Lekhwiya 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 Osea Vakatalesau.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 August 1998Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–11–1Friendly
224 February 2001Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso1–21–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
311 January 2002Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt2–22–2Friendly
415 January 2002Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–12–1Friendly
526 January 2002Stade Amare Daou, Ségou, Mali1–11–22002 African Cup of Nations
629 May 2003Stade François Blin, Avion, France1–01–0Friendly
77 June 2003Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–04–02004 African Cup of Nations qualification
87 June 2003Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–04–02004 African Cup of Nations qualification
96 July 2003Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic1–03–02004 African Cup of Nations qualification
106 July 2003Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic2–03–02004 African Cup of Nations qualification
1117 January 2004Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt1–01–1Friendly
1212 June 2004Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso3–24–2Friendly
1312 June 2004Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso4–24–2Friendly
1420 June 2004Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo2–22–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
154 September 2004Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1626 March 2005Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–11–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
175 June 2005Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana1–01–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1818 June 2005Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
197 June 2008Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
207 June 2008Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2114 June 2008Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles1–03–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2214 June 2008Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles2–23–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2314 June 2008Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles3–23–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2412 October 2008Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi2–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2512 October 2008Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi3–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2628 March 2009Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso3–04–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2728 March 2009Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso4–14–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
286 June 2009Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2911 October 2009Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3014 November 2009Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3111 August 2010Stade Municipal Senlis, Senlis, France1–03–0Friendly
329 October 2010Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–03–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
338 October 2011Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia1–11–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3414 October 2012Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–13–12013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Genk
Sochaux