Issouf Paro

Issouf Paro
Paro in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Araz-Naxçıvan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Étoile Filante
2015–2017 Santos 46 (0)
2017–2021 Niort 66 (0)
2017–2020 Niort II 9 (1)
2022–2024 Concarneau 28 (2)
2024– Araz-Naxçıvan 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Burkina Faso 8 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

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.[1][2]

On 21 June 2022, Paro joined Concarneau on an initial one-season deal.[3]

On 3 September 2024, the Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan signed a one-year contract with Paro.[4][5]

International career

Paro made his international debut in 2015,[1] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Issouf Paro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Issouf Paro at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Issouf Paro rejoint l'US Concarneau" (in French). Concarneau. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Komandamızda yeni mərkəz müdafiəçisi". arazpfk.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan" burkina fasolu futbolçunun keçidini açıqlayıb". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Afcon 2017: Burkina Faso finally name 23-man squad". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.


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