Saïmon Nadélia Bouabré (born 1 June 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.
Early career Born in Saint-Étienne, Bouabré started playing football in the youth team of AS Saint-Étienne. He then played for Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC and SC Air Bel before joining the youth side of Monaco. He was part of the under-18 team which won the Coupe Gambardella during the 2022–2023 season after. With a goal and an assist, his performance in the final against Clermont Foot highly impressed the media.
On 2 August 2025, Bouabré joined Saudi Pro League club Neom.
On 2 February 2026, he joined Al Hilal.
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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCoupe de FranceContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAS Monaco2023–24Ligue 11000——102024–25Ligue 1301000—40Career total4010000050
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
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