Issoufou Dayo
{{Short description|Burkinabé footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Issoufou Dayo
| image = Dayo Burkina Faso (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dayo with Burkina Faso in 2022
| fullname = Issoufou Sellsavon Dayo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|08|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = RS Berkane
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = RC Bobo Dioulasso
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
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| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = AS Vita Club
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| goals3 =
| years4 = 2016–
| clubs4 = RS Berkane
| caps4 = 209
| goals4 = 29
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|3rd|2017 Gabon|}}
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 October 2024
}}
Issoufou Sellsavon Dayo (born 6 August 1991) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RS Berkane (which he captains) and the Burkina Faso national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/burkina-faso.html?Tab=squad |title=2014 CHAN – Burkina Faso Team Profile |publisher=mtnfootball.com/m |access-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313145526/http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/burkina-faso.html?Tab=squad |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CHAN%202014%20TEAM%20LISTS%20/Burkina%20Faso.pdf |title=Squad List for BFA-T0006 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso |publisher=cafonline.com |access-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313135050/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CHAN%202014%20TEAM%20LISTS%20/Burkina%20Faso.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2014 }} Issoufou Dayo featured in the AFCON 2021 third place match against Cameroon.{{Cite web|title=Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/cameroon-vs-burkina/teams/457194|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}
Club career
Dayo played for RC Bobo Dioulasso and Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou in Benin, then for AS Vita Club in Congo DR, before joining RS Berkane in Morocco. On 25 October 2020, he scored the winning goal for RS Berkane in a 1–0 victory over Egyptian club Pyramids FC in the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-confederation-cup/matches/2019/2056712/|title=Total CAF Confederation Cup|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|last=Football|website=CAFOnline.com}}
International career
In January 2014, coach Brama Traore, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.{{cite web |title=CHAN 2014: the 23-man squad of Burkina Faso |url=http://www.modernghana.com/sports/512205/2/chan-2014-the-23-man-squad-of-burkina-faso.html |access-date=13 March 2014 |publisher=Modern Ghana}}{{cite web|url=http://allsports.com.gh/2014/01/06/chan-2014-preview-group-b/ |title=CHAN 2014 Preview: GROUP B |publisher=allsports.com.gh |access-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313140353/http://allsports.com.gh/2014/01/06/chan-2014-preview-group-b/ |archive-date=13 March 2014 }} The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.
He was part of the squad in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which is his first African cup. In the team's first game he scored a 75th-minute equalizer to gain a point for his nation. This is to date his only goal for his country.{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201401161550.html | title=Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Burkina Faso Vs Morocco, the Big Shock of the Day | publisher=allafrica.com | access-date=13 March 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2014/news/19200-chan-2014-live-result-burkina-faso-0--1-zimbabwe.html |title=CHAN 2014: Final Result: Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Zimbabwe |publisher=cafonline.com/ |access-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014732/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2014/news/19200-chan-2014-live-result-burkina-faso-0--1-zimbabwe.html |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dayo goal.
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|+ List of international goals scored by Issoufou Dayo{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52922/Issoufou_Dayo.html|title=Dayo, Issoufou|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 January 2017}} | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
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| align="center"|1 | 14 January 2017 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | {{fb|CMR}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| align="center"|2 | 18 November 2018 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | {{fb|ANG}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 9 October 2020 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco | {{fb|COD}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | 11 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | {{fb|DJI}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|5 | 12 November 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | {{fb|NIG}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|6 | 16 November 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | {{fb|ALG}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|7 | 27 September 2022 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | {{fb|COM}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|8 | 18 June 2023 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | {{fb|CPV}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|9 | 10 October 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | {{fb|BDI}} | align="center"|4–1 | align="center"|4–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
AS Vita Club
RS Berkane
- Botola Pro: 2024–25
- Moroccan Throne Cup: 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25; runner-up: 2018–19, 2023–24
- CAF Super Cup: 2022
Burkina Faso
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2017
Individual
- Botola Pro Best Foreign Player of the Season: 2021–22{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title="La Nuit des Stars" : le Wydad Casablanca (hommes) et l'AS FAR (dames) raflent la mise |trans-title="The Night of the Stars": Wydad Casablanca (men) and AS FAR (women) win the day |publisher=lematin.ma |url=https://lematin.ma/express/2022/nuit-stars-wydad-casablanca-hommes-las-far-dames-raflent-mise/378264.html |access-date=8 August 2022}}]{{cite news |date=9 July 2022 |title="Événement : Tout Sur " La Nuit Des Stars " Qui Célèbre La Famille Sportive" |trans-title=Event: All About « The Night Of Stars » Which Celebrates The Sports Family |publisher=fr.le7tv.ma/ |url=https://fr.le7tv.ma/2022/07/09/evenement-la-nuit-des-stars-pour-celebrer-la-famille-sportive-videos/ |access-date=8 August 2022}}]
Records
- RS Berkane all-time top scorer: 46 goals.
References
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External links
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Category:Burkinabe men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Bobo-Dioulasso
Category:21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen
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