Nathanio Kompaoré

Nathanio Kompaoré (born 20 June 2001) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a forward in the Anderlecht youth system and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career In October 2019, Kompaoré signed a three-year deal with Belgian side Anderlecht.

International career Kompaoré was first called up to the Burkina Faso senior squad in late 2017, as a part of the 25-man squad convened by manager Idrissa Malo Traoré for the 2018 African Nations Championship. At 16 years old, he was the youngest player in the competition. He made his international debut during the first group stage match against Angola on 16 January, playing the full 90 minutes of an eventual 0–0 draw. After the match, the Moroccan publication Le Matin called him a "young prodigy" and the "most talented" player on the pitch. He made two more appearances in the tournament (against Congo and Cameroon, respectively) as Burkina Faso finished third in their group, ending their campaign.

He won a gold medal with the national under-20 team at the 2019 African Games. He later represented the U20s at the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

International statistics

Honours

Club Salitas Ouagadougou Coupe du Faso: 2018 Burkinabé SuperCup: 2018

Anderlecht Coupe de Belgique U21: 2022

International Burkina Faso U20 African Games: 2019