Issouf Paro

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|name = Issouf Paro

|image = Issouf Paro.jpg

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|caption = Paro in 2024

|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

|height = 1.81 m

|position = Centre-back

|currentclub = Araz-Naxçıvan

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|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 2014–2015

|clubs1 = Étoile Filante

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|years2 = 2015–2017

|clubs2 = Santos

|caps2 = 46

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017–2021

|clubs3 = Niort

|caps3 = 66

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2017–2020

|clubs4 = Niort II

|caps4 = 9

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2022–2024

|clubs5 = Concarneau

|caps5 = 28

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2024–

|clubs6 = Araz-Naxçıvan

|caps6 = 20

|goals6 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2015–

|nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso

|nationalcaps1 = 8

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 8 April 2025

|ntupdate = 12:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

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Issouf Paro (born 16 October 1994) is a Burkinabé international footballer who plays as a centre-back for Azerbaijani Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. He previously played in his homeland for Étoile Filante and in South Africa with Santos.

Club career

Born in Bobo-Dioulasso, Paro has played for Étoile Filante, Santos, Niort and Niort II.{{NFT player|pid=59150|accessdate=30 January 2018}}{{Soccerway|issouf-paro/193448|accessdate=30 January 2018}}

On 21 June 2022, Paro joined Concarneau on an initial one-season deal.{{cite web|publisher=Concarneau|url=https://www.usc-concarneau.com/issouf-paro-rejoint-lus-concarneau/|title=Issouf Paro rejoint l'US Concarneau.|date=21 June 2022|access-date=13 July 2022|language=fr}}

On 3 September 2024, the Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan signed a one-year contract with Paro.{{Cite web |title=Komandamızda yeni mərkəz müdafiəçisi |url=https://arazpfk.com/xeber/1016/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=arazpfk.com}}{{Cite web |date=3 September 2024 |title="Araz-Naxçıvan" burkina fasolu futbolçunun keçidini açıqlayıb |url=https://report.az/futbol-xeberleri/araz-naxcivan-burkina-fasolu-futbolcunun-kecidini-aciqlayib1/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Report İnformasiya Agentliyi |language=az}}

International career

Paro made his international debut in 2015, and was named in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38533273|title=Afcon 2017: Burkina Faso finally name 23-man squad|date=6 January 2017|access-date=16 January 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}