Mohamed Zougrana
{{short description|Ivorian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamed Zougrana
| fullname = Mohamed Tchapi Zougrana
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Daloa, Ivory Coast
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = MC Alger
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = SO Armée | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = ASEC Mimosas | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = MC Alger | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast A
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = Burkina Faso
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 6 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 21 March 2025
}}
Mohamed Tchapi Zougrana (born 29 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Born in Ivory Coast, Zougrana represented the Burkina Faso national team.{{cite news|title=C’est officiel, l’Algérie perd Zougrana ! |url=https://fennecfootball.com/cest-officiel-lalgerie-perd-zougrana/ |website=Fennec Football |date=2 March 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}}
Club career
In March 2023, his agent Nasser Diallo announced that the Egyptian giants Al Ahly were interested in signing Mohamed Zougrana. However, no official offers have been sent.{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2023/03/20/ahly-linked-move-zoungrana/ |title=Al Ahly linked with ASEC Mimosas midfielder Zoungrana Mohamed |website=Kingfut |date=20 March 2023 |access-date=25 December 2023}} On July 19, 2023, Mohamed Zougrana has signed up in MC Alger for a period of four years. The amount of the transfer is estimated at 200,000 euros according to some sources.{{cite web |url=https://mediafootdz.dz/mca-un-international-ivoirien-debarque/ |title=MCA : un international ivoirien débarque |website=Mediafootdz |date=19 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023}} After his good performance at the beginning of the season, MC Alger administration announced the renewal of his contract for another season until 2028.{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/mc-alger-trois-autres-joueurs-vont-prolonger-251742.html |title=MC Alger : Trois autres joueurs vont prolonger |website=DZfoot |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023}} On May 17, 2024, Zougrana scored the winning goal in the Algiers Derby, leading Mouloudia to win the Ligue 1 title four rounds before the end.{{cite news|title=Ligue 1 : Le Mouloudia d'Alger champion 2023/2024 |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/ligue-1-le-mouloudia-dalger-champion-2023-2024-259433.html |website=DZfoot |date=17 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024}}
International career
Mohamed Zougrana was in the group of the local Ivorian selection which participated in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) organized in Algeria. Zoungrana will keep memories of this competition, more or less bad. The midfielder received a red card in the second match against the DR Congo. Absent during the Elephants' victory against Uganda on the third round, Zougrana made his return against Algeria in the quarter-finals. A meeting which ultimately ended in a defeat at the last minute.{{cite web |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2023/03/20/mohamed-zoungrana-al-ahly-lorgne-sur-le-jeune-talent-de-lasec/ |title=MOHAMED ZOUNGRANA : AL AHLY LORGNE SUR LE JEUNE TALENT DE L’ASEC |website=Africa Top Sports |date=20 March 2023 |access-date=25 December 2023}} Zougrana a native of Abidjan, the former ASEC Mimosas player is nevertheless of Burkinabe origin and is eligible to represent Burkina Faso national team. Zougrana has not yet commented on this subject.{{cite news|title=MCA : Zougrana a choisi la sélection qu'il représentera |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/mca-zougrana-a-choisi-la-selection-quil-representera-260432.html |website=DZfoot |date=4 June 2024|access-date=4 June 2024}}
On March 1, 2025, Mohamed Zougrana has been called up for the first time in his career by the Burkina Faso squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau. The former Ivorian youth international's request to change his sporting nationality was approved by FIFA and since Zugrana is of Burkinabe origin, he could have chosen another national team. Burkina Faso's former coach, Hubert Velud, had also insisted to the Burkinabe federation to speed up the process of obtaining his sporting nationality. During his time with the Ivorian national team, Zougrana only made three appearances for local Ivory Coast.{{cite news|title=Burkina-Faso : Mohamed Zougrana sélectionné |url=https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/info-en-continu/burkina-faso-mohamed-zougrana-selectionne-30284 |website=El Moudjahid |date=8 March 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|6 March 2025}} {{Cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mohamed-zougrana/785544/ | title =Mohamed Zoungrana | publisher = Soccerway }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|ASEC Mimosas
|2021–22 |rowspan=2|Ligue 1 Ivory Coast |colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8Three appearances in CAF Champions League, five appearances in CAF Confederation Cup | 0 | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15Four appearances in CAF Champions League, eleven appearances in CAF Confederation Cup | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 23 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 23 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|MC Alger
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1 Algeria |20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25
|14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6All appearance(s) in Champions League | 0 | 1All appearances in Algerian Super Cup | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 3 |
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Honours
=Club=
ASEC Mimosas
- Ligue 1 Ivory Coast: 2022, 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.ami-sportif.com/2023/06/21/football-lasec-mimosas-sacree-championne-de-cote-divoire-pour-la-29e-fois/ |title=Football : L'Asec Mimosas sacrée championne de Côte d'Ivoire pour la 29e fois ! |website=Ami-sportif |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=24 April 2024}}
- Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 2023{{cite web |url=https://news.abidjan.net/articles/721810/football-lasec-champion-de-la-57e-edition-de-la-coupe-nationale |title=Football : l'Asec champion de la 57è édition de la coupe nationale |website=News.Abidjan |date=25 June 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023}}
MC Alger
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|89942/Mohamed_Zoungrana}}
- {{Soccerway|mohamed-zougrana/785544}}
{{MC Alger squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoungrana, Mohamed}}
Category:Burkinabé men's footballers
Category:Burkina Faso men's international footballers
Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Ivory Coast men's A' international footballers
Category:Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Ivorian sportsmen