Jonathan Pitroipa

Burkinabé footballer

Burkina Faso Wing half Paris FC

40Age

7Int'l goals*

7Clubs

264Club apps

45Club goals

176Height (cm)

Jonathan Pitroipa: profile

Jonathan Pitroipa (born 12 April 1986 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a wing half for Paris FC.

Pitroipa started out at SC Freiburg in 2004. He has played for 7 clubs in 4 countries since 2004. His most appearances came at Stade Rennais F.C. (2011–2014), where he made 91 appearances and scored 14 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 264 appearances and 45 goals.

At international level, Pitroipa has represented Burkina Faso (2006–present). Our match database lists 7 of his international goals; the first came against Ivory Coast on 20 June 2009 (World Cup Qualification).

Ouagadougou has produced 86 footballers in our database, including Edmond Tapsoba, Alban Lafont and Bakary Koné.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2006 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 2009 – aged 23 (match)
Club career: 2004–present (23 seasons)
Countries played in: 4: Germany, France, United Arab Emirates and Belgium
Club goals per game: 0.17 (45 in 264)
Height: 176 cm — taller than 15% of Burkinabé internationals on record
Latest move: Royal Antwerp F.C. (2018)
Shares a birthday with: Eric Bailly, Lucas Radebe and Simon Ngapandouetnbu (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2004–2008	SC Freiburg	Bundesliga	75	16
2008–2011	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	74	6
2011–2014	Stade Rennais F.C.	Ligue 1	91	14
2014–2015	Al Jazira Club	UAE Pro League	24	9
2015–2017	Alshariqa	UAE Pro League	–	–
2018	Royal Antwerp F.C.	Belgian Pro League	–	–
2018–	Paris FC	Ligue 1	–	–
	Total		264	45

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2006–	Burkina Faso	Senior	–	–

International goals (7)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	20 Jun 2009	Burkina Faso 2–3 Ivory Coast	27	World Cup Qualification
2	25 Jan 2013	Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia	90	Africa Cup of Nations
3	3 Feb 2013	Burkina Faso 1–0 Togo	105	Africa Cup of Nations
4	23 Mar 2013	Burkina Faso 4–0 Niger	3	World Cup Qualification
5	9 Jun 2013	Niger 0–1 Burkina Faso	80	World Cup Qualification
6	12 Oct 2013	Burkina Faso 3–2 Algeria	45	World Cup Qualification
7	17 Nov 2015	Burkina Faso 2–0 Benin	17 (pen)	World Cup Qualification