Mamadou Dansoko

Mamadou 'Madinho' Dansoko (born July 31, 1982 in Abidjan[1]) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who last played as a winger for United Arab Emirates club Al-Hissan.

Mamadou Dansoko
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Dansoko
Date of birth (1982-07-31) July 31, 1982
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1998 – 2002 Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 ASEC Mimosas
2002–2003 Beveren ? (?)
2003–2006 FC Lorient 9 (0)
2006 Cherbourg 8 (0)
2006–2007 FC Lorient 0 (0)
2007–2008 Al-Hissan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2006

Career

He began his career at ASEC Abidjan, a club based in Ivory Coast which is famed for its Youth Academy started by Jean-Marc Guillou, playing alongside the likes of Kolo Touré, before moving to Europe to play for K.S.K. Beveren in the Belgian Jupiler League. In 2003, he went on to join French Ligue 1 outfit FC Lorient, staying there until summer of 2007 when he moved to Al-Hissan in the Middle East.[2]

In 2000 as an 18-year-old he reportedly had trials with English club Arsenal along with Ivorian international Gilles Yapi Yapo.

In the African Champions' Cup 2002 he was joint 3rd top scorer with five goals for ASEC, alongside fellow Ivorian Bakari Koné, who later joined him at FC Lorient before moving on to Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

References
  1. "Mamadou Dansoko :: Mamadou Dansoko ::".
  2. "Ouest-france.fr - Brest : Mamadou Dansoko à l'essai 15 jours , Côtes-d'Armor 24/06/2008". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-02-25.


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