Issoumaïla Dao

Issoumaïla Dao
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-27) 27 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Adjamé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Toulouse 80 (2)
2008–2009 Bastia 15 (0)
2011–2012 Luzenac 40 (2)
2012–2013 Boulogne 24 (0)
2013–2014 Al-Raed 22 (1)
Total 181 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Issoumaïla Dao (born 27 October 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

In August 2008, he played games on trial for English Championship clubs Doncaster Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

His half-brother, Hassan Lingani, is also a professional footballer.

He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 10 October 2008, and legally changed his name from Issoumaïla to Yann.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wolves hand trial to defender Dao". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008.
  2. ^ "JORF n° 0239 du 12 octobre 2008 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 15738. Retrieved 8 January 2024.


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