Saïmon Bouabré

International career Born in France, Bouabré is of Ivorian descent. He was called to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Throughout the tournament, he started in all matches and lead France to the final, where Bouabré eventually missed the decisive shot during the penalty shoot-out which made Germany win the title. Therefore, he was named in the Team of the tournament.

He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the final game against Germany, he scored a goal in the 53rd minute to help France reduce the score to 1–2 before Mathis Amougou equalized the score in the 85th minute, leading the match to the penalty shootouts. For the second time in the year, Bouabré and his teammates lost to Germany on penalties and finished as runners-up.

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Honours

France U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023 France U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024 France U20

Maurice Revello Tournament: 2025

Individual UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024