Abdul Binate
{{Short description|Ivorian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Abdul Binate
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Abdul Wahid Binate
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|1|24}}
| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Sporting Kansas City II
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = CS Fabrose
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs2 = CS Chomedey
| youthyears3 = 2018–2021
| youthclubs3 = CF Montréal
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Pacific FC
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Nautsa’mawt FC (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024–2025
| clubs3 = Valour FC
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Sporting Kansas City II
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| club-update = October 19, 2024
}}
Abdul Wahid Binate (born January 24, 2003) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro club Sporting Kansas City II.
Early life
Binate played for the CF Montreal Academy, playing with the U23 team in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/abdul-wahid-binate-joins-pacific-fc-for-2022|title=Abdul Wahid Binate joins Pacific FC for 2022!|date=February 16, 2022|work=Pacific FC|first=Jack|last=Longo}} In 2021, he won a student-athlete scholarship from the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence (FAEQ).{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/amateurs/la-fondation-de-l-athlete-d-excellence-remet-130-000-en-bourses-individuelles-a-47-etudiants-1.10246881|title=La Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence remet 130 000 $ en bourses individuelles à 47 étudiants|trans-title=The Foundation for Athlete Excellence awards $130,000 in individual scholarships to 47 students|date=February 4, 2021|language=fr|work=RDS}}{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/des-athletes-recompenses-par-la-faeq/|title=Des athlètes récompensés par la FAEQ|trans-title=Athletes rewarded by the FAEQ|language=fr|date=February 7, 2021|work=Courrier Laval}}
Club career
In February 2022, Binate signed a professional contract with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-abdul-binate/|title=Pacific Adds Young Attacker Abdul Binate|date=February 16, 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} He suffered an injury in pre-season and missed the entire 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/mukumbilwa-gazdov-and-binate-returning-for-2023|title=Mukumbilwa, Gazdov and Binate Returning for 2023!|date=November 24, 2022|work=Pacific FC|first=Jack|last=Longo}}{{Cite web|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/trust-the-kids-ethos-continues-to-power-pacific-fc-forward|title="Trust The Kids" ethos continues to power Pacific FC forward|date=September 12, 2023|first=Jack|last=Longo|work=Pacific FC}} In November 2022, he re-signed with the club for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-mukumbilwa-gazdov-binate-2023/|title=Tridents Re-Sign Young Trio For 2023|date=November 24, 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} He also spent some time on loan with Pacific's League1 British Columbia affiliate Nautsa’mawt FC in 2023.{{cite tweet|user=nautsamawtfc|title=It’s our pleasure to have Abdul Binate from Pacific FC warm up with us today enacting the CPL downward player affiliation agreement with Pacific FC|number=1655350293427793921|date=May 7, 2023}} He made his professional debut with Pacific on July 11, in a substitute appearance against the HFX Wanderers.{{cite web|title=Match Report – Pacific FC v HFX Wanderers FC: Tridents drop points on eerie East Coast evening|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/match-report-pacific-fc-v-hfx-wanderers-fc-tridents-drop-points-on-eerie-east-coast-evening|first=Jack|last=Longo|work=Pacific FC|date=July 12, 2023}} Binate was released by Pacific FC in November 2023, after having made three appearances for the club.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=Pacific FC Makes First Roster Updates of the Offseason |url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/pacific-fc-makes-first-roster-updates-of-the-offseason |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Pacific FC}}
In February 2024, Binate signed with Valour FC.{{cite web|url=https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-sign-canadian-attacker-abdul-binate|title=Valour FC sign Canadian attacker Abdul Binate|date=February 14, 2024|work=Valour FC}}{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-abdul-binate-sign/|title=Valour Adds Pacific Attacker Abdul Binate|date=February 14, 2024|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} After limited playing time during his time with Pacific, he became a fundamental piece for Valour in 2024, recording over 1000 minutes of action.{{cite web|url=https://fr.canpl.ca/article/la-resurrection-dabdul-binate-tombe-a-point-pour-valour|title=La résurrection d’Abdul Binate tombe à point pour Valour|trans-title=Abdul Binate's resurrection comes at a good time for Valour|language=fr|date=October 3, 2024|work=Canadian Premier League|first=Quentin|last=Parisis}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/valour-winger-binate-upbeat-on-playoff-chase-were-a-team-to-watch/|title=Valour Winger Binate Upbeat On Playoff Chase: ‘We’re A Team To Watch’|date=October 4, 2024|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} On June 23, he scored his first professional goal in a match against Forge FC.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/match-analysis-early-poku-brace-lifts-forge-over-valour-despite-back-and-forth-second-half|title=Match Analysis: Early Poku brace lifts Forge over Valour despite back-and-forth second half|date=June 23, 2024|last=O'Connor-Clarke|first=Charlie|work=Canadian Premier League}}
Career statistics
{{updated|October 19, 2024}}{{soccerway|abdul-binate/584020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Pacific FC
|2022 |rowspan="2"|Canadian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Nautsa’mawt FC (loan)
|2023{{cite web|url=https://www.league1bc.ca/roster_players/65866435|title=Abdul Binate L1BC Stats|work=League1 British Columbia}} |4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Valour FC
|2024 |27 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 4 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|abdul-binate/584020}}
{{Valour FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Binate, Abdul}}
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
Category:Nautsaʼmawt FC players
Category:League1 British Columbia players