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Biography
Sheik Mohamed Fankaty Dabo (born 11 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Vitesse on loan from Chelsea, as a defender.
Club career
Chelsea
Dabo joined Premier League side Chelsea in 2007 at under-12 level. Dabo began to establish himself in the under-18 side in the 2012–13 campaign, in which he featured thirty-two times, scoring once. He was a key figure in Chelsea's FA Youth Cup victory in the 2013–14 campaign under manager Dermot Drummy.
On 9 April 2016, Dabo was handed the number 39 jersey ahead of Chelsea's away fixture against Swansea City, but failed to appear in their matchday squad.
Swindon Town (loan)
On 11 January 2017, along with Chelsea team-mates Charlie Colkett and Islam Feruz, Dabo joined League One side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. Three days later, Dabo made his Swindon Town debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bolton Wanderers, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 5 February 2017, Dabo scored his first goal for Swindon in their local derby against Oxford United. Opening the scoring in the 19th minute, before goals from Liam Sercombe and Robert Hall secured a 2–1 victory for Oxford.
Vitesse (loan)
On 25 June 2017, Dabo joined Dutch side Vitesse on a season-long loan.
International career
Dabo was born in England and is of Sierra Leonan descent. He has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-20 youth levels.
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 September 2017.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Vitesse (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||