Saïmon Bouabré
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| Full name | Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Neom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Air Bel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Monaco | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Neom | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U16 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France U19 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | France U20 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré (born 1 June 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Neom.
Early career
[edit]Born in Saint-Étienne, Bouabré started playing football in the youth team of AS Saint-Étienne. He then played for Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC and SC Air Bel before joining the youth side of Monaco.[3] He was part of the under-18 team which won the Coupe Gambardella during the 2022–2023 season after. With a goal and an assist, his performance in the final against Clermont Foot highly impressed the media.[4][5]
On 2 August 2025, Bouabré joined Saudi Pro League club Neom.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Bouabré is of Ivorian descent.[7] He was called to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] Throughout the tournament, he started in all matches and lead France to the final, where Bouabré eventually missed the decisive shot during the penalty shoot-out which made Germany win the title. Therefore, he was named in the Team of the tournament.[9]
He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the final game against Germany, he scored a goal in the 53rd minute to help France reduce the score to 1–2 before Mathis Amougou equalized the score in the 85th minute, leading the match to the penalty shootouts. For the second time in the year, Bouabré and his teammates lost to Germany on penalties and finished as runners-up.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Monaco | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]France U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023[11]
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023[12]
France U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024[13]
France U20
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[15]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "SAÏMON BOUABRÉ". France Football Federation.
- ^ "Mondial U17: qui est Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré, le joyau de Monaco qui flambe avec les Bleuts". RMC Sport (in French). 15 November 2023.
- ^ GUYON, Pierre (29 April 2023). "Coupe Gambardella. Monaco domine Clermont en finale et remporte la compétition". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Foot : Monaco remporte la Coupe Gambardella aux dépens de Clermont". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "بـ 10 ملايين.. نيوم يخطف بوابري رسميا". arriyadiyah.com.
- ^ Ramanantsoa, Mihaja (30 July 2025). "Saïmon Bouabré tout proche du Neom SC".
- ^ "Les vingt-et-un joueurs pour l'Euro". FFF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "La France s'incline aux tirs au but en finale de l'Euro U17 face à l'Allemagne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Saïmon Bouabré Stats". Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final highlights, report: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 10 June 2023.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.