Boubacar Haïnikoye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boubacar Haïnikoye Soumana | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CR Belouizdad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | US GN | ||
| 2018–2019 | Aduana Stars | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | CR Belouizdad | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | NC Magra | 23 | (3) |
| 2021– | CR Belouizdad | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Niger | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021 | |||
Boubacar Haïnikoye Soumana (born 7 October 1998) is a Nigerien footballer who plays for CR Belouizdad and the Niger national team.
Club career
[edit]He spent time in Norway on trials with Kristiansund BK and Hamkam in 2018.[1] In May 2018 Haïnikoye joined Ghanaian Champions Aduana Stars F.C. on a 2-year deal from US Gendamerie National.[2] The following January the player moved to Algerian side CR Belouizdad, again on a two-year deal, in hopes of getting more playing time.[3] The following year the player joined NC Magra of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Haïnikoye was reportedly the target of racial abuse from the opposing team's officials during a league match against JS Saoura on 29 May 2021.[4]
International career
[edit]Haïnikoye made his senior international debut on 13 August 2017 in a 2018 African Nations Championship qualification match against the Ivory Coast. He went on to score his first goal for the team in that game, a late winner in the 2–1 victory.[5]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 August 2017 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Ivory Coast |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| Last updated 15 July 2021 | ||||||
International career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2020.
| Niger national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Larsen, Anders Bakkerud (6 February 2018). "Håper på kontrakt". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 11.
- ^ "Aduana Signs Niger's Wafu Cup Star". Footy Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian Boubacar Haïnikoye Leaves Aduana for CR Belouizdad". Footy Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Ouamar, Mohand. "Le Football Algerien Secoue une Affaire de Racisme" (in French). observalgerie.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Boubacar Haïnikoye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Boubacar Haïnikoye at Global Sports Archive
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Niger men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Niamey
- US GN players
- Aduana Stars F.C. players
- CR Belouizdad players
- NC Magra players
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Ghana
- Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Ghana Premier League players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Niger men's A' international footballers
- 2022 African Nations Championship players
- Zarma-Songhai people