Saïmon Bouabré

Saïmon Bouabré
Personal information
Full name Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré[1]
Date of birth (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Saint-Étienne, France[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 45
Youth career
2013–2017 Saint-Étienne
2017–2018 Andrézieux-Bouthéon
2018–2021 Air Bel
2021– Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Monaco 2 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U16 13 (2)
2023 France U17 16 (0)
2023– France U18 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Northern Ireland
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023

Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré (born 1 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Early career

Born in Saint-Étienne, Bouabré started playing football in the youth team of AS Saint-Étienne. He then played for Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC and SC Air Bel before joining the youth side of Monaco.[3] He was part of the under-18 team which won the Coupe Gambardella during the 2022–2023 season after. With a goal and an assist, his performance in the final against Clermont Foot highly impressed the media.[4][5]

International career

Bouabré was called to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] Throughout the tournament, he started in all matches and lead France to the final, where Bouabré eventually missed the decisive shot during the penalty shoot-out which made Germany win the title. Therefore, he was named in the Team of the tournament.[7]

He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the final game against Germany, he scored a goal in the 53rd minute to help France reduce the score to 1–2 before Mathis Amougou equalized the score in the 85th minute, leading the match to the penalty shooutouts. For the second time in the year, Bouabré and his teammates lost to Germany on penalties and finished as runners-up.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AS Monaco 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Honours

France U17

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[10]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "SAÏMON BOUABRÉ". France Football Federation.
  3. ^ "Mondial U17: qui est Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré, le joyau de Monaco qui flambe avec les Bleuts". RMC Sport (in French). 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ GUYON, Pierre (29 April 2023). "Coupe Gambardella. Monaco domine Clermont en finale et remporte la compétition". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Foot : Monaco remporte la Coupe Gambardella aux dépens de Clermont". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Les vingt-et-un joueurs pour l'Euro". FFF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "La France s'incline aux tirs au but en finale de l'Euro U17 face à l'Allemagne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.