Adamo Nagalo (born 22 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Burkina Faso at international level.

Adamo Nagalo
Personal information
Full name Adamo Nagalo
Date of birth (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Adjamé, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nordsjælland
Number 39
Youth career
Right to Dream
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nordsjælland 82 (3)
International career
2022– Burkina Faso 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:57, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

FC Nordsjælland edit

Born in Adjamé, Ivory Coast, Nagalo was a part of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana, before joining FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2020. Nagalo made three appearances for the clubs U-19 team, before he got his professional debut for the club against Lyngby in the Danish Superliga on 12 March 2021, replacing Daniel Svensson with three minutes left.[2] 18-year old Nagalo made a total of six league appearances for Nordsjælland in the 2020–21 season.

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Nagalo was permanently promoted to the first team squad.[3]

International career edit

Born in the Ivory Coast, Nagalo is of Burkinabé descent. He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[4] He debuted for the Burkina Faso national team in a 2–1 friendly win against the Ivory Coast on 19 November 2022.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Adamo NAGALO : " Ça sera un grand plaisir pour moi de jouer pour le Burkina. "" [Adamo Nagalo: "It will be a great pleasure for me to play for Burkina Faso."]. FasoSports (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ LYNGBY VS. NORDSJÆLLAND 0 - 3, soccerway.com, 12 March 2021
  3. ^ FRA AKADEMI TIL SUPERLIGA: ADAMO NAGALO Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, fcn.dk, 23 July 2021
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso : Hillel Konaté et Adamo Nagalo annoncés en sélection | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com. September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Match amical international : Le Burkina domine la Côte d'Ivoire 2–1 – leFaso.net". lefaso.net.

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