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Kouamé Botué

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Kouamé Botué
Personal information
Full name Jean Fiacre Kouamé Botué
Date of birth (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ajaccio
Number 18
Youth career
2017–2018 Rail Club du Kadiogo
2018–2021 USFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 USFA 18 (6)
2021–2024 Ajaccio 27 (1)
2021–2024 Ajaccio B 8 (3)
2024– Inter Turku 26 (7)
International career‡
2019–2021 Burkina Faso U20 9 (3)
2021– Burkina Faso 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:03, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Jean Fiacre Kouamé Botué (born 10 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

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Botué started football in the youth sector of Rail Club du Kadiogo in Burkina Faso in 2017. He joined fellow Burkinabé Premier League club US des Forces Armées (USFA) in 2018 and made his senior debut in the league.

Botué signed with French Ligue 2 side Ajaccio on 16 February 2021 from USFA in Burkina Faso.[2] Botué made his debut with Ajaccio in a 1–1 Ligue 2 win over Valenciennes on 3 April 2021.[3]

On 27 February 2024, Inter Turku in Finnish Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Botue.[4] On 20 September, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.[5]

International career

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Botué was born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Burkina Faso, and is of Burkinabé descent through his mother. Botué represented the Burkina Faso U20s at the 2019 and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[6] He debuted with the senior Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Algeria on 7 September 2021.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USFA 2018–19 Burkinabé Premier League 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
2019-20 Burkinabé Premier League 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1
2020–21 Burkinabé Premier League 9 4 0 0 — — 9 4
Total 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 6
Ajaccio 2020–21 Ligue 2 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2023–24 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
Ajaccio B 2021–22 National 3 6 2 — — — 6 2
2022–23 National 3 2 1 — — — 2 1
Total 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
Inter Turku 2024 Veikkausliiga 26 7 5 3 4[b] 2 — 35 12
Career total 79 17 6 3 5 2 0 0 89 22
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France and Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

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Ajaccio

Inter Turku

References

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  1. ^ "Kouamé Botué". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Letalon.net/Sports". Letalon.net/Sports (in French). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ajaccio vs. Valenciennes - 3 April 2021". Soccerway. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ JEAN BOTUÉ SOPIMUKSEEN INTERIN KANSSA, fcinter.fi, 27 February 2024
  5. ^ Jean Botué jatkaa Interissä, fcinter.fi, 20 September 2024
  6. ^ "Fiacre Kouamé : Le jeune Burkinabé a rejoint Ajaccio et la Ligue 2 française". Africa Top Sports (in French). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024
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