Boukary Dramé

Boukary Dramé
Personal information
Full name Boukary Dramé
Date of birth (1985-07-22) July 22, 1985
Place of birth Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 93
Youth career
2000–2005 Paris SG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 Paris SG 25 (0)
2007–2011 FC Sochaux 59 (2)
2008–2009 → Real Sociedad (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Chievo 77 (2)
2014– Atalanta 11 (0)
National team‡
2005– Senegal 2[1] (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 15, 2009

Boukary Dramé (born July 22, 1985 in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a Senegal international footballer who plays as a left back for Italian club Atalanta.

Club career

PSG

He began playing football at CSL Aulnay-sous-Bois before joining the center of pre-training of PSG at Verneuil . He entered the first team in 2005 and plays its first game in Ligue 1 on 11 September 2005 against the RC Strasbourg .Dramé came through the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. youth ranks, going on to spend two years in the first team, with different outcomes: four matches in 2005–06, 20 in the following, with the capital outfit barely avoiding relegation in the latter. Drame played two years in PSG he wasn't a manly player of the team, and he played poorly only 25 matches in two years.

FC Sochaux

In July 2007, after refusing the extension of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain in August 2007, Dramé signed a four-year deal at fellow first divisioner FC Sochaux-Montbéliard,[2] also appearing scarcely throughout his first campaign. He picked up a serious ankle sprain on his debut against former club PSG.[3]

On September 1, 2008, he joined Spanish second division's Real Sociedad on a season-long loan. He made his debut in a 2–1 win at Gimnàstic de Tarragona, his only appearance of the season. In 2009 he joined Birmingham City on trial,[4] with Drame keen on a switch to the English Premier League,[5] however he didn't earn himself a contract.[6]

During the 2010/11 season Drame played 26 games for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and scored two goals.[7] He was sidelined with knee surgery from January for a few weeks.[8] With Drame's contract due to expire at the end of the season, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard offered him a new deal they failed to meet Drame's wage demands.[9][10] His contract expired at the end of the 2011 season and he became a free agent. With clubs like Beşiktaş J.K., Trabzonspor, U.S. Lecce and VFB Stuttgart all showing interest in the player since his release.[11] In June 2011 Drame was linked with a move to Newcastle United.[12][13] In July 2011 he was linked with a move to English Championship club Nottingham Forest.[14]

In August 2011, it was reported that Drame had joined Leeds United on trial, on 23rd was transferred from FC Sochaux to Chievo Verona on a free transfer.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://it.soccerway.com/players/boukary-drame/1560/
  2. ↑ Dramé seals Sochaux switch; UEFA.com, 1 August 2007
  3. ↑ Drame set for sidelines | Sky Sports | Football | Ligue 1 | News. Sky Sports (2007-08-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  4. ↑ Drame keen on Blues deal | Football News. Sky Sports (2009-08-13). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  5. ↑ Blues eye Drame | Football News. Sky Sports (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  6. ↑ Sport – Birmingham City – Birmingham City News – Boukary Drame on trial for Birmingham City left-back position. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  7. ↑ La fiche de Boukary Dramé. Football – L'Equipe.fr. Lequipe.fr. Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  8. ↑ FC Sochaux Defender Boukary Drame To Be Sidelined For Six Weeks. Goal.com (2011-01-11). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  9. ↑ Boukary Dramé va quitter Sochaux. Dakarfoot.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  10. ↑ Senego.com Boukary Dramé encore plus proche de Lorient. Sport.senego.com (2011-06-19). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  11. ↑ Info FM : l’étonnante situation de Boukary Dramé. Footmercato.net (2011-07-26). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  12. ↑ Liverpool, Newcastle – Toon make one last attempt to sign Jose Enrique as star looks set to choose Liverpool. Give Me Football (2011-06-03). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  13. ↑ Newcastle Considered Senegal International Left-Back. Nufcblog.com (2011-06-02). Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  14. ↑ Boukary Dramé : Envie de jouer à Nottingham Forest. Ferloo.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-08.
  15. ↑ http://www.chievoverona.it/en/news/official-boukary-dram%C3%A9-joins-chievoverona. www.chievoverona.it. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.

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