Abdoul Karim Danté

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdoul Karim Danté

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = FK Panevėžys

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2014–2016

| youthclubs1 = Jeanne d'Arc

| youthyears2 = 2016–2018

| youthclubs2 = Anderlecht

| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Anderlecht | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = Virton | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = RWDM | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Swift Hesperange | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Panevėžys | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Mali U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Mali U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam3 = Mali | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 17 April 2025

| ntupdate = 17 January 2025

}}

Abdoul Karim Danté (born 29 October 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for lithuanian Panevėžys Club.

Professional career

On 29 October 2016, Danté signed with Anderlecht and joined their academy after impressing with the Malian club Jeanne d'Arc FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/division-1a/anderlecht/le-jeune-defenseur-malien-abdoul-karim-dante-a-signe-a-anderlecht-58149419cd70fb896a621ccc|title=Le jeune défenseur malien Abdoul Karim Danté a signé à Anderlecht|last=DH.be|date=16 May 2024 |publisher=}} He made his Belgian First Division A debut for R.S.C. Anderlecht on 6 April 2018 in a 2–1 win against R. Charleroi S.C. coming on as a substitute on the 89th minute.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/06/belgium/pro-league/royal-charleroi-sporting-club/royal-sporting-club-anderlecht/2753660/|title=Sporting Charleroi vs. Anderlecht - 6 April 2018 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}

On 6 August 2019, Danté joined R.E. Virton on a contract until June 2022.[https://www.lanouvellegazette.be/420822/article/2019-08-06/officiel-landerlechtois-abdoul-karim-dante-rejoint-virton Officiel: l’Anderlechtois Abdoul Karim Dante rejoint Virton!], lanouvellegazette.be, 6 August 2019

In September 2020, Danté signed with RWDM.{{cite news |last1=Nevens |first1=Francis |title=RWDM haalt met Abdoul Danté derde speler weg bij Virton |url=https://www.hln.be/brussel/rwdm-haalt-met-abdoul-dante-derde-speler-weg-bij-virton~a2311519/ |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=18 September 2020 |language=nl-BE}}

On 16 January 2025 Danté signed with lithuanian Panevėžys Club.[https://fk-panevezys.lt/naujienos/ Official site FK Panevėžys: Papildymas gynybos grandyje][https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/513609/panevezys-pristate-nauja-gyneja sportas.lt news: „Panevėžys“ pristatė naują gynėją]

International career

Danté captained the Mali national under-17 football team at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, and helped lead them to victory as they won the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2016/10/29/abdoul-karim-dante-pepite-malienne-debarque-a-anderlecht/|title=Abdoul Karim Danté : La pépite malienne débarque à Anderlecht|date=29 October 2016|publisher=}}

Danté also captained the Mali national U-17 football team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup (October–November 2015, in Chile). He helped Mali achieve the vice-champion result out of 24 national teams.

He made his senior debut with the Mali national football team in a 2-2 2016 African Nations Championship with Uganda on 19 January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/chan2016/MatchDetails?MatchId=hIYnJ84QACPzGVLaqk3dKwwjBnFaGD60F+HzvS0IPoUeJnBVR7hq8BP2mr9zFlAH|title=CAF - Competitions - CHAN 2016 - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}}

Danté played the Mali-Japan senior match (1-1, in Liège Belgique, on 26 March 2018), wearing the number 2.

Honours

Mali U17:

Winner and captain in African U-17 Championship: 2015
Vice champion and captain: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

References

External links

[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/chan2016/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=0LpZqwCAqoc7%2fbbY42tjonngPjxAXOnbDhrLN8aQazOmFWQy129ckq%2fUWPAlI4Uz CAFOnline Profile]
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Category:1998 births

Category:Footballers from Bamako

Category:Living people

Category:Malian men's footballers

Category:Mali men's under-20 international footballers

Category:Mali men's youth international footballers

Category:Mali men's A' international footballers

Category:Mali men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:R.S.C. Anderlecht players

Category:R.E. Virton players

Category:R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players