Clément Pitroipa (born 23 November 1998) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a winger for Linafoot club Maniema Union.
Club career Pitroipa began his career in Burkina Faso with KOZAF in 2017 before he made the move to US des Forces Armées on 1 August 2018. He then joined Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) club ASEC Mimosas for the 2021–22 season before returning to Burkina Faso to join AS Douanes Ouagadougou on 10 August 2022.
He joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club ES Sétif on 26 January 2025 on a deal valid until 2027, and he debuted on 6 February 2025 during the 1–0 victory against AE Eulma in the Algerian Cup round of 16. He left the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.
He joined Linafoot club Maniema Union on 14 August 2025. As a substitute, he scored two goals during the 3–2 victory against Étoile de Kivu on 22 February 2026.
International career Pitroipa made his debut for Burkina Faso on 16 January 2021 during the 1–0 loss against Mali at the 2020 African Nations Championship; he played all three matches as Burkina Faso were eliminated during the group stage. He then participated in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification and 2024 African Nations Championship qualification.
He was called up to the Burkina Faso squad for the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup and he scored both goals against Tanzania in the group stage on 9 January 2025. He played in the final as Burkina Faso finished the tournament as runners-up. He became the joint top scorer of the tournament alongside his teammate Aboubacar Traoré.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupAfricaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKOZAF2017–18Burkinabé Championnat National Deuxième Division????——??US des Forces Armées2018–19Burkinabé Premier League?4??——?4+2019–20186?2——18+82020–21268??——28+6+ASEC Mimosas2021–22Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)??—40—4+0+AS Douanes Ouagadougou2022–23Burkinabé Premier League284??—0028+4+2023–2429552—103572024–25131332110195Total107+24+8+7+10220127+33+ES Sétif2024–25Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 115020——170Maniema Union2025–26Linafoot2210/?80—112+Total17230/?80—282+Career total124+26+11+7+/?11220148+35+/?
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBurkina Faso202130202200202300202420202542Total92
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pitroipa goal.
+List of international goals scored by Clément PitroipaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1.9 January 2025Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar81–02–02025 Mapinduzi Cup2.2–0
Honours US des Forces Armées
Burkinabé Premier League: third place 2018–19
AS Douanes Ouagadougou
Burkinabé Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24; runner-up 2024–25 Burkinabé SuperCup: 2022, 2023
ASEC Mimosas
Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 2021–22
ES Sétif
Algerian Cup: 2024–25
Burkina Faso
Mapinduzi Cup: runner-up 2025
References