Bakary Saré

Bakary Bouba Saré (born 5 April 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the Ivory Coast, he made seven appearances for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Anderlecht

Saré made his debut in the Belgian Pro League for Anderlecht in a match against R.A.E.C. Mons on 22 December 2007, when he came from the bench.

He played 26 league matches, 10 UEFA Europa League matches and 2 UEFA Champions League matches for the Belgian club.

Rosenborg

Saré joined Rosenborg on 31 August 2010 with a one-year loan contract, making three appearances in the league and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

After a short spell he returned to Belgium to play nine more matches for Anderlecht in the first part of the 2010–11 season.

CFR Cluj

On 23 February 2011, he signed a 3 1⁄2-year contract with the Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee.

Dinamo Zagreb

In July 2013, Bouba was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb. Despite news in Romanian media saying he was transferred for €500,000, he joined the club on a half-year loan with an option to buy.

Al Ain

On 20 January 2014, he joined UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Ain on a six-month loan deal, In July he returned to CFR Cluj.

International career

Saré was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but is of Burkinabé descent. He played for the Ivory Coast U20s in their winning campaign for the 2010 Toulon Tournament, playing every match and against France.

He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a pair of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2016. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Uganda.