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Boubakar "Kiki" Kouyate (born 15 April 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Metz and the Mali national team.

Kouyate began his career in 2013 with "Esperance Football Club de Medine" in Bamako at third and second level in Malian football. He signed with Moroccan club Kawkab Marrakech, playing in the Botola. On 26 August 2016, Kouyate signed with Portuguese giants Sporting CP, and was assigned to their B-team. He made his professional debut in LigaPro on 11 September. Kouyate was included in a senior match-day squad for the first time on 12 October 2017. In January 2019, Kouyate signed a 3.5-year contract with Troyes AC in France's second division, Ligue 2. On 25 August 2020, Kouyate signed a contract with Metz until 2024.

Kouyate received his first senior call-up in September of 2017 for World Cup qualification matches against Morocco. He made his debut for Mali on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal.<\/P>","65809D335DC33AB4":"230","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Boubakar Kouyate","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"78kg","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2023-1-20","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"FC Metz","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"FC Metz,ESTAC Troyes,Sporting Clube de Portugal(U23),Sporting CP B,Kawkab Marrakech,AS Real Bamako","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"193cm","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","53F6A06F211D096A":"Montpellier HSC","0DC344593C67F298":"630378","e_index":4};