Abundance Salaou (born 5 July 2004) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sangaré de Koumassi | |||
| –2022 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | IFK Göteborg | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Utsiktens BK (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Utsiktens BK (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Toronto FC II | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 | |||
Early life
editSalaou played youth football in his native Ivory Coast with Sangaré de Koumassi and ASEC Mimosas.[1]
Club career
editIn the summer of 2022, Salaou signed with Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.[1] On 28 August 2022, he made his debut against IK Sirius.[2] In August 2024, he was loaned to Utsiktens BK in the second-tier Superettan for the remainder of 2024.[3] He made his debut for Utsiktens against Örebro SK on 27 August 27 2024, and scored his first professional goal against Helsingborgs IF on 4 October 2024.[4] In March 2025, he was again loaned to Utsiktens BK for the remainder of 2025.[5][6]
In February 2026, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[4][7] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 19 March 2026 against New York City FC II.[8]
References
edit- 1 2 Fröberg, Adam (12 September 2022). "Abundance Salaou lämnade ASEC Mimosas för Blåvitt" [Abundance Salaou left ASEC Mimosas for Blåvitt]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
- ↑ Wulcan, Markus (28 August 2022). "18-åringen hyllas efter debuten: "Är imponerad"" [The 18-year-old is praised after his debut: "I'm impressed"]. Expressen (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Abundance lånas ut" [Abundance is on loan]. IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). 24 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Toronto FC II acquire Ivorian midfielder Abundance Salaou from IFK Göteborg". Toronto FC. 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Abundance lånas ut" [Abundance is on loan]. IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). 11 March 2025.
- ↑ "Utsikten lånar Abundance Salaou" [The view lends Abundance Salaou]. Laget (in Swedish). 11 March 2025.
- ↑ Toundé, Aliou (9 February 2026). "Abundance Salaou on his way to Toronto FC". Foot Africa.
- ↑ Kadbet, Nikk (19 March 2026). "Match Recap: New York City FC II 0 – 5 Toronto FC II". Toronto FC.
External links
edit- Abundance Salaou at Soccerway
- Abundance Salaou at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- #24 Abundance Salaou at ifkdb.com
