Fankaty Dabo

Fankaty Dabo
Personal information
Full name Sheikh Mohamed Fankaty Dabo[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Raith Rovers
Youth career
2007–2016 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Chelsea 0 (0)
2017 → Swindon Town (loan) 15 (1)
2017–2018 → Vitesse (loan) 26 (0)
2018–2019 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 21 (0)
2019–2023 Coventry City 116 (0)
2023–2024 Forest Green Rovers 31 (0)
2024– Raith Rovers 8 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U16 5 (0)
2011 England U17 5 (0)
2014 England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Sheikh Mohamed Fankaty Dabo (born 11 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Raith Rovers.

Club career

Dabo began his career with Chelsea. On 11 January 2017, along with Chelsea teammates Charlie Colkett and Islam Feruz, Dabo joined League One side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[3] Three days later, Dabo made his debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bolton Wanderers, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[4] On 5 February 2017, Dabo scored his first goal for Swindon in their local derby against Oxford United.[4]

On 25 June 2017, Dabo joined Dutch side Vitesse on a season-long loan.[5] In August 2018 Dabo returned on loan to the Netherlands, this time with Sparta Rotterdam.[6]

On 5 June 2019, it was announced that Dabo would join Coventry City on a three-year deal after his Chelsea contract expired on 1 July.[7] Dabo won Coventry's 2019–20 'Player of the Year' award.[8]

On 27 May 2023, he missed the final penalty for Coventry City in a 6–5 defeat in the penalty shootouts against Luton Town in the EFL Championship play-off final.[9] Following that match, he received racist abuse,[10] and was among the players who were released by the club by the end of the season.[11]

On 1 September 2023, Dabo joined EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.[12] In January 2024 Dabo was publicly criticised by manager Troy Deeney, who was himself criticised by some for speaking publicly.[13] He was released following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

On 23 September 2024, Dabo joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a short-term deal.[15]

International career

Dabo was born in England and is of Sierra Leonean descent.[16] He has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-20 youth levels.[17]

Personal life

Dabo is a devout Muslim, and as of September 2024 was married with a son.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2016–17[4] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2016–17[4] League One 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Vitesse (loan) 2017–18[21] Eredivisie 26 0 1 0 — 7[a] 0 34 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2018–19[21] Eerste Divisie 21 0 1 0 — 4[b] 0 26 0
Coventry City 2019–20[21] League One 32 0 6 0 2 0 1[c] 0 41 0
2020–21[22] Championship 28 0 0 0 1 0 — 29 0
2021–22[23] Championship 29 0 1 0 0 0 — 30 0
2022–23[24] Championship 27 0 1 0 1 0 2[d] 0 31 0
Total 116 0 8 0 4 0 2 0 131 0
Forest Green Rovers 2023–24[21] League Two 31 0 2 0 0 0 2[e] 0 35 0
Career total 209 1 12 0 4 0 16 0 241 1
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League; one appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield; one appearance in Eredivisie European play-offs.
  2. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs.
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Coventry City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013". The Football Association. p. 8. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Fankaty Dabo". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Charlie Colkett, Islam Feruz and Fankaty Dabo: Chelsea trio join Swindon on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Vitesse loan for defender Dabo". Chelsea Official Site. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Fankaty Dabo komt over van Chelsea". Sparta Rotterdam. 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "TRANSFER: Coventry City agree to sign Fankaty Dabo". Coventry City F.C. 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Sky Blues End of Season Award Round-Up". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Coventry City release Fankaty Dabo after Championship play-off final penalty miss". talkSPORT. 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Coventry 'sickened' by Dabo abuse after penalty miss" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2022/23 season". Coventry City. 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Forest Green sign former Coventry full-back Dabo" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Was Deeney right to call out Forest Green players?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Retained and Released List 2024". www.fgr.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. ^ Club, Raith Rovers Football; Fowlie, Grace (23 September 2024). "WELCOME, FANKATY DABO!". Raith Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Fankaty Dabo". www.chelseafc.com.
  17. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Fankaty Dabo exclusive: 'I've learned that football is very cruel... everyone still asks me about it'". SPORTbible. 28 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  21. ^ a b c d Fankaty Dabo at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  25. ^ "F.Dabo". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  27. ^ Tom Leach (20 June 2020). "Coventry City name their player of the season as loan star wins big at promotion party". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2023.


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