Boukary Dramé (born 22 July 1985) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in France, he represented

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

at international level.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Born in

Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis Villepinte () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is near the Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte is located in the city. , the city had a pop ...

, Dramé began playing football at CSL Aulnay-sous-Bois before joining the centre of pre-training of

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at Verneuil. Having come through the

youth ranks, he was promoted to the first team in 2005 and played his first game in

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on 11 September 2005 against

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a football in France, French association football ...

. He went on to spend two years in the first team, with different outcomes: four matches in 2005–06, 20 in the next, with the

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outfit barely avoiding relegation in the latter.

Sochaux

In July 2007, after refusing the extension of his contract with

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As F ...

in August 2007, Dramé signed a four-year deal at fellow first divisioner

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

. At Sochaux, he appeared scarcely throughout his first campaign. He picked up a serious ankle sprain on his debut against former club PSG. On 1 September 2008, Dramé joined

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on a season-long loan. He made his debut in a 2–1 win at

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

, his only appearance of the season. In 2009, he joined

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on trial, and was keen on a switch to the English Premier League, but did not earn himself a contract. During the 2010–11 season Drame played 26 games for

and scored two goals. He was sidelined with knee surgery from January for a few weeks. With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, Sochaux offered him a new deal they failed to meet Drame's wage demands. His contract expired at the end of the 2011 season and he became a free agent. Clubs like

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and

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showed interest in the player after his release. In June 2011 Drame was linked with a move to

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Chievo

In August 2011, it was reported that Drame had joined

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on trial. On 23 August, he was transferred from Sochaux to ChievoVerona on a free transfer.

Paganese

After not playing in the 2018–19 season, on 3 October 2019 he signed with

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club Paganese.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drame, Boukary 1985 births Living people People from Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Citizens of Senegal through descent Association football defenders French footballers Senegalese footballers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Real Sociedad footballers A.C. ChievoVerona players Atalanta B.C. players S.P.A.L. players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Serie C players Senegal international footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Italy Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Spain