Elyess Dao

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Elyess Dao
Elyess Dao RSC Anderlecht 2025.jpg
Dao with Anderlecht in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2024 Toulouse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Toulouse II 1 (0)
2024–2025 Amiens 14 (0)
2025– Anderlecht 3 (0)
2025– RSCA Futures 12 (1)
International career
2024 Morocco U18 2 (0)
2024– Morocco U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2026

Elyess Dao (born 20 November 2006) is a professional footballer who plays for Anderlecht as a forward. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.

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Career

A youth product of Toulouse FC since 2012, Dao worked his way up their youth categories and debuted with their reserves in the Championnat National 2 on 2024. On 10 July 2024, he transferred to the Ligue 2 club Amiens on a contract until 2027. [1] On 16 August 2024, he made his senior and professional debut with Amiens in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Red Star F.C. on 16 August 2024. [2] On 3 February 2025, he transferred to the Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht on a contract until 2029. [3]

International career

Dao was born in France to an Ivorian father and Moroccan mother. [4] On 17 August 2022, he was called up to the France U17s for a set of friendlies. [5] In 2024, he made 3 appearances for the Morocco U18s and Morocco U20s in friendlies. [3]

Personal life

Dao is the son of the Ivorian footballer Issoumaïla Dao. [1]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse II 2023–24 CFA 2 10——10
Amiens 2024–25 Ligue 2 14032—172
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 30001 [a] 040
Career total1803210222
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 Rédaction, La (10 July 2024). "Amiens SC mercato : Elyess Dao, première recrue estivale".
  2. ↑ Rédaction, La (16 August 2024). "Amiens SC - Red Star : Lutin titulaire ? Les compositions probables".
  3. 1 2 MASAITI, Amira EL (3 February 2025). "Moroccan Striker Elyess Dao Joins Anderlecht". HESPRESS English - Morocco News.
  4. ↑ "Anderlecht Online - Ouahbi: "Dao présente la même morphologie que Doku" (03 févr. 25)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  5. ↑ "Un jeune du TFC sélectionné en équipe de France U17, son papa est un ancien joueur ! - LesViolets.Com". www.lesviolets.com. 17 August 2022.
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