Boubacar Haïnikoye

Boubacar Haïnikoye
Personal information
Full name Boubacar Haïnikoye Soumana
Date of birth (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Niamey, Niger
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CR Belouizdad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 US GN
2018–2019 Aduana Stars 4 (0)
2019–2020 CR Belouizdad 6 (2)
2020–2021 NC Magra 23 (3)
2021– CR Belouizdad
International career‡
2017– Niger 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021

Boubacar Haïnikoye Soumana (born 7 October 1998) is a Nigerien footballer who plays for CR Belouizdad and the Niger national team.

Club career

He spent time in Norway on trials with Kristiansund BK and Hamkam in 2018.[1] In May 2018 Haïnikoye joined Ghanaian Champions Aduana Stars F.C. on a 2-year deal from US Gendamerie National.[2] The following January the player moved to Algerian side CR Belouizdad, again on a two-year deal, in hopes of getting more playing time.[3] The following year the player joined NC Magra of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Haïnikoye was reportedly the target of racial abuse from the opposing team's officials during a league match against JS Saoura on 29 May 2021.[4]

International career

Haïnikoye made his senior international debut on 13 August 2017 in a 2018 African Nations Championship qualification match against the Ivory Coast. He went on to score his first goal for the team in that game, a late winner in the 2–1 victory.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 August 2017 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Ivory Coast 2–1 2–1 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
Last updated 15 July 2021

International career statistics

As of match played 17 November 2020.
Niger national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 1
2018 3 0
2019 0 0
2020 4 0
Total 10 1

References

  1. ^ Larsen, Anders Bakkerud (6 February 2018). "Håper på kontrakt". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 11.
  2. ^ "Aduana Signs Niger's Wafu Cup Star". Footy Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigerian Boubacar Haïnikoye Leaves Aduana for CR Belouizdad". Footy Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ Ouamar, Mohand. "Le Football Algerien Secoue une Affaire de Racisme" (in French). observalgerie.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Boubacar Haïnikoye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.