Boubacar Kébé

Boubacar Djeedy Kébé (born 10 May 1987) is a retired Burkinabé-Malian professional footballer.

Boubacar Kébé

Personal information
Full name	Boubacar Djeedy Kébé
Date of birth	(1987-05-10) 10 May 1987
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
1996–2001	Torcy
2001–2002	Blackburn Rovers
2002–2005	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Bordeaux B	28	(5)
2006–2007	→ Libourne (loan)	21	(1)
2007–2008	Libourne	18	(1)
2008	Nîmes	17	(5)
2008–2011	Strasbourg	14	(7)
2011–2012	Cherbourg	32	(14)
2012–2013	Damash Gilan	17	(2)
2013–2014	Esteghlal	3	(1)
2014–2016	Al-Hilal
2016	Al-Raed	7	(1)
2016–2017	Progresso LS
2019	Noisy FC	6	(1)
2020	L'Entente SSG	4	(1)
2020	Brétigny	1	(0)
Total		168	(39)
International career
2003–2005	Mali U-20	17	(5)
2005–2007	Burkina Faso U-23	15	(7)
2012	Burkina Faso	1	(0)
Managerial career
2019–2021	Paris FC (youth coach)
2021–202?	Saint-Leu 95 (head of academy)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kébé was born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. His career began at US Torcy in the Paris region at the age of 7. Later in his youth career, he joined English club Blackburn Rovers, where he signed a pre-contract with the club, which would only come into effect once he turned 18. However, he left the club at the age of 16 before the contract took effect, as Bordeaux came knocking on his door, ultimately leading him to join the French club.

He formerly played for Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin and Nimes Olympique by Nimes shot 7 goals in 15 games and was transferred on 16 December to RC Strasbourg.

He joined Iranian Pro League side Damash Gilan in December 2012. He made his debut on 4 December 2012 for Damash, he came on as a substitute in 52nd minute and scored in the 85th minute to make it a 1–0 victory over Esteghlal. After playing for Damash for one and a half years, he signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal on 6 November 2013. He made his debut in a Hazfi Cup match over Caspian Qazvin but he was injured in the 10th minute and was out for one month. He scored his first goal for Esteghlal on 9 February 2014 in a match against Saipa in his first league appearance.

International career

He also capped for Mali U20 at 2005 African Youth Championship.

Personal life

His father is Malian and mother is Burkinabé, Yahia Kébé is the elder brother from Boubacar Kébé and sister Asta.

Coaching career

During the last years of his player career, Kébé started coaching at Paris FC's academy. In the summer 2021, Kébé was appointed head of FC Saint-Leu 95's academy.

In the following years, Kébé was involved in several football training initiatives for youth players: he became a personal trainer under his own company BJ Footévolution.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libourne	2006–07	Ligue 2	21	1	3	0	1	0	—		25	1
	2007–08		18	1	0	0	1	0	—		19	1
	Total		39	2	3	0	2	0	—		44	2
Nîmes	2008–09	Ligue 2	17	5	2	0	2	2	—		21	7
Strasbourg	2008–09	Ligue 2	10	0	—		—		—		14	2
	2009–10		4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2010–11	Championnat National	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	0
Cherbourg	2011–12	Championnat National	32	9	3	2	—		—		35	11
Damash	2012–13	Iran Pro League	9	2	3	1	—		—		12	3
	2013–14		8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		17	2	3	1	—		—		20	3
Esteghlal	2013–14	Iran Pro League	3	1	1	0	—		3	2	7	3
Al Hilal	2014	Sudan Premier League					—		—		0	0
	2015						—		9	2	9	2
	Total						—		9	2	9	2
Al Raed	2015–16	Saudi Professional League	7	1	1	0	—		—		8	1
Progresso da Lunda Sul	2016	Girabola					—		—		0	0
	2017						—		—		0	0
	Total						—		—		0	0
Noisy-le-Grand	2019–20	Championnat National 3	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Entente SSG	2019–20	Championnat National 2	4	1	1	0	—		—		5	1
Brétigny	2020–21	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			140	22	14	3	4	2	12	4	170	31