Nathanio Kompaoré

Nathanio Kompaoré (born 20 June 2001) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a forward in the Anderlecht youth system and the Burkina Faso national team.

Nathanio Kompaoré

Personal information
Full name	Nathanio Junior Kompaoré
Date of birth	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2019–2022	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Salitas Ouagadougou
International career‡
2019–2021	Burkina Faso U20
2018–	Burkina Faso	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Burkina Faso African Games 2019 Rabat Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4:33, 30 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4:33, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

In October 2019, Kompaoré signed a three-year deal with Belgian side Anderlecht.^[1]

International career

Kompaoré was first called up to the Burkina Faso senior squad in late 2017, as a part of the 25-man squad convened by manager Idrissa Malo Traoré for the 2018 African Nations Championship.^[2][3] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player in the competition.^[4] He made his international debut during the first group stage match against Angola on 16 January, playing the full 90 minutes of an eventual 0–0 draw.^[5] After the match, the Moroccan publication Le Matin called him a "young prodigy" and the "most talented" player on the pitch.^[6] He made two more appearances in the tournament (against Congo and Cameroon, respectively) as Burkina Faso finished third in their group, ending their campaign.

He won a gold medal with the national under-20 team at the 2019 African Games.^[7] He later represented the U20s at the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.^[8]

International statistics

As of match played 20 June 2018.^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Burkina Faso	2018	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Club

Salitas Ouagadougou

• Coupe du Faso: 2018
• Burkinabé SuperCup: 2018

Anderlecht

• Coupe de Belgique U21: 2022

International

Burkina Faso U20

• African Games: 2019

References

1. "Anderlecht legt Burkinees talent vast". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. Lavon, Steven (29 December 2017). "CHAN 2018: Une liste de 25 pour le BURKINA FASO". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
3. Balima, Jacques Théodore (5 January 2018). "CHAN 2018 : Les Etalons en préparation en Tunisie". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
4. Achache, Farid (16 January 2018). "CHAN 2018: le Burkina Faso et l'Angola se neutralisent" (in French). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
5. "Angola 0–0 Burkina Faso". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
6. El Amri, Amine (17 January 2018). "L'Angola et le Burkina Faso se quittent sur un résultat nul". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
7. "Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
8. Bayala, Nabi (15 February 2021). "CAN u20 : les étalons débutent par un match nul". actualite.bf (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
9. Nathanio Kompaoré at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Nathanio Kompaoré at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nathanio Kompaoré at Soccerway