Issouf Ouattara

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| name = Issouf Ouattara

| fullname = Issouf Ouattara

| image = Issouf Ouattara.jpg

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| caption = Ouattara playing for Chernomorets Burgas in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Forward

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| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Etoile Filante | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = União Leiria | caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = → Trofense (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = Nîmes | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = Chernomorets Burgas | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Al Akhdar | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Al-Nasr | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Ermis | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = ASEC Mimosas | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = Wadi Degla | caps10 = 15 | goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2018 | clubs11 = Al Masry | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2018–2019 | clubs12 = Al-Talaba SC | caps12 = | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2019 | clubs13 = Wej | caps13 = | goals13 =

| years14 = 2020 | clubs14 = Al-Sharq | caps14 = | goals14 =

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2013

| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 2

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Issouf Ouattara (born 7 October 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Ouagadougou, Ouattara began his career in Etoile Filante Ouagadougou. In July 2008 he signed with Portugal's U.D. Leiria in the second division,[http://uniaodeleiria.blogspot.com/2008/07/reforos-do-burkina-faso-parte-2_30.html Reforços do Burkina-Faso – Parte 2 – Koulibaly e Ouattara (Burkina-Faso additions – Part 2 – Koulibaly and Ouattara)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708071403/http://uniaodeleiria.blogspot.com/2008/07/reforos-do-burkina-faso-parte-2_30.html |date=8 July 2011 }}; União de Leiria Blogspot, 30 July 2008 (in Portuguese) and played his first game on 30 August in a 1–0 home loss against Portimonense where he came on as a second-half substitute. He contributed with 26 matches (one goal[http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/estoril/detalhe/u-leiria-estoril-4-2-hat-trick-de-cassio.html U. Leiria-Estoril, 4–2: "Hat-trick" de Cássio (U. Leiria-Estoril, 4–2: Cássio hat-trick)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123073006/http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/estoril/detalhe/u-leiria-estoril-4-2-hat-trick-de-cassio.html |date=23 January 2018 }}; Record, 8 March 2009 (in Portuguese)) as the club promoted back to the Primeira Liga, but appeared significantly less in the following year.

In September 2011, after spending the 2010–11 season on loan to C.D. Trofense[https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/ouattara-emprestado-pela-uniao-de-leiria Ouattara emprestado pela União de Leiria (Ouattara loaned by União de Leiria)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811184716/https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/ouattara-emprestado-pela-uniao-de-leiria |date=11 August 2022 }}; SAPO, 31 August 2010 (in Portuguese)– second level, less than one third of the matches played – Ouattara left Leiria and signed for Nîmes Olympique in the French division three.[https://burkina24.com/2011/09/09/transferts-issouf-ouattara-a-nimes-et-boubacar-kebe-a-cherbourg-national/ Transferts: Issouf Ouattara à Nîmes et Boubacar Kébé à Cherbourg (National) (Transfers: Issouf Ouattara to Nîmes and Boubacar Kébé to Cherbourg (National))] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809134142/https://www.burkina24.com/2011/09/09/transferts-issouf-ouattara-a-nimes-et-boubacar-kebe-a-cherbourg-national/ |date=9 August 2020 }}; Burkina 24, 9 September 2011 (in French) In the following campaign he moved teams and countries again, joining Bulgaria's PSFC Chernomorets Burgas after a period of trial.

In his only full season in the country, Ouattara was voted his club's Best Foreign Player in a poll conducted in its official website, earning over 1,000 votes.[http://burgas.topnovini.bg/node/54951 Феновете на Черноморец избраха Уатара за най-добър чужденец (Fans of Chernomorets choose Ouattara as the best foreigner)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213142553/http://burgas.topnovini.bg/node/54951 |date=13 December 2013 }}; Burgas Topnovini, 23 July 2013 (in Bulgarian) He was released in late 2013.

International career

Ouattara made his debut for Burkina Faso not yet aged 19, helping to a 1–1 home draw against Mozambique on 24 March 2007 for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He was selected for the 2013 edition of the tournament on 8 January,[http://www.novsport.com/news432861_1062.html Единствено Уатара представя "А" група за Купата на Африка (Only Ouattara represents A PFG in the African Cup)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111210553/http://www.novsport.com/news432861_1062.html |date=11 January 2013 }}; Novsport, 8 January 2013 (in Bulgarian) playing against Togo in the quarter-finals[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21294555 Jonathan Pitroipa headed the winner in extra-time to send Burkina Faso into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224091903/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21294555 |date=24 February 2018 }}; BBC Sport, 3 February 2013 in an eventual runner-up finish for the nation.

:Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ouattara goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Issouf Ouattara
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	21 June 2008	Stade du 4-Août, Burkina Faso	{{flagicon\|Seychelles}} Seychelles	align="center"\|3–1	align="center"\|4–1	2010 World Cup qualification

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|+ List of international goals scored by Issouf Ouattara

scope="col"|No.

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align="center"|1

21 June 2008

Stade du 4-Août, Burkina Faso