Boubakar Kouyate

Boubakar "Kiki" Kouyate (born 15 April 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Metz and the Mali national team.

Club Career

Early career

Kouyate began his career in 2013 with "Esperance Football Club de Medine" in Bamako at third and second level in Malian football. He signed with Moroccan club Kawkab Marrakech, playing in the Botola. Having finished third in the previous season, Kawkab qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup, and the club reached the group stage. Kawkab missed out on qualifying for the knockout stage, and they finished in 14th in the Botola. Kouyate left the club at the conclusion of the group stage.

Sporting CP

On 26 August 2016, Kouyate signed with Portuguese giants Sporting CP, and was assigned to their B-team. He made his professional debut in LigaPro on 11 September in a game against Varzim. Kouyate made 32 starts in his first season, playing alongside Ivanildo Fernandes at centre-back, as the club finished in 14th.

Kouyate was included in a senior match-day squad for the first time on 12 October 2017 in a Taca de Portugal match against ARC Oleiros. He made 12 appearances with the reserves in 2017–18 LigaPro, but sustained an injury on 4 February 2018 against Cova da Piedade, missing the rest of the season. Sporting B finished the season in 18th and were relegated. The reserve club was dissolved following the season, preferring to participate in Portugal's new under-23 competition than play in the third-tier. Kouyate was playing with the under-23 team in the Liga Revelacao at the time of his transfer, having made 18 appearances.

Troyes

In January 2019, Kouyate signed a 3.5-year contract with Troyes AC in France's second division, Ligue 2, brought in by the club's Portuguese manager, Rui Almeida. His debut came on 1 February playing the final minutes of a 1–1 draw with Metz. His full debut came two weeks later, away to Niort, replacing Jeremy Cordo

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