Fankaty Dabo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheik Mohamed Fankaty Dabo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sparta Rotterdam (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vitesse (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:04, 20 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 14 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Sheik Mohamed Fankaty Dabo (born 11 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from Chelsea, as a defender.
Club career
Chelsea
Dabo joined Premier League side Chelsea in 2007 at under-12 level.[3] Dabo began to establish himself in the under-18 side in the 2012–13 campaign, in which he featured thirty-two times, scoring once. He was a key figure in Chelsea's FA Youth Cup victory in the 2013–14 campaign under manager Dermot Drummy.
On 9 April 2016, Dabo was handed the number 39 jersey ahead of Chelsea's away fixture against Swansea City, but failed to appear in their matchday squad.[4]
Swindon Town (loan)
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.[5] Three days later, Dabo made his Swindon Town debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bolton Wanderers, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[1] On 5 February 2017, Dabo scored his first goal for Swindon in their local derby against Oxford United. Opening the scoring in the 19th minute, before goals from Liam Sercombe and Robert Hall secured a 2–1 victory for Oxford.[6]
Vitesse (loan)
On 25 June 2017, Dabo joined Dutch side Vitesse on a season-long loan.[7] On 5 August 2017, Dabo made his Vitesse debut during their 1–1 draw with Feyenoord in the Johan Cruyff Shield final. Feyenoord subsequently won 4–2 on penalties.[8] A week later, he made his league debut during Vitesse's 4–1 home victory over newly-promoted, NAC Breda.[9] On 19 November 2017, during Vitesse's 4–2 away defeat to Groningen,[10] Dabo remarkably scored a 35-yard own goal, which received global attention.[11]
Sparta Rotterdam (loan
In August 2018 Dabo returned on loan to the Netherlands, this time with Sparta Rotterdam.[12]
International career
Dabo was born in England and is of Sierra Leonean descent.[13] He has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-20 youth levels.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2016–17[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2016–17[1] | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Vitesse (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2018–19[17] | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, five in Europa League, one in Eredivisie European play-offs.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Fankaty Dabo". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Fankaty Dabo". TheChels.info. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Predicted Chelsea lineup against Swansea City: Normal service resumed". SB Nation. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Charlie Colkett, Islam Feruz and Fankaty Dabo: Chelsea trio join Swindon on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ "Swindon Town 1-2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Vitesse loan for defender Dabo". Chelsea Official Site. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. NAC Breda". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Groningen vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "How did he manage that?! Chelsea loanee scores 35-yard own goal". BBC Sport. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/fankaty-dabo-komt-chelsea/
- ↑ "Fankaty Dabo". www.chelseafc.com.
- ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Fankaty Dabo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- 1 2 Fankaty Dabo at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.