Player Details

Name

Ballou Tabla

Height

5' 9"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

3.31.1999 (25)

Birthplace

Abidjan, Canada

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Winger

Preferred Side

Left/Right

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Status

Injured List
Career Summary

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred to FC Barcelona B on Jan. 25, 2018. Re-acquired on loan from Barcelona B through the 2019 season on August 7, 2019. Acquired on permanent transfer and signed to a two-year contract, with two option years, on January 15, 2020.

Tabla returns to MLS after 1.5 years with Barcelona B and looks to be one of the most exciting young attacking players in the league again. He's an electric winger with vast potential.

OUTSIDE MLS:  In his only USL season, with FC Montreal, Tabla recorded five goals and five assists in 21 games and 1,685 minutes. Scored his first professional goal on April 9 against Toronto FC II. He played 31 games with the Catalan club, including one with FC Barcelona U19 in the UEFA U19 Championship, scoring three goals and adding two assists. In the winter of 2019, he was loaned out to Albacete Balompié, in Spain’s second division, where he played two games.

INTERNATIONAL: Though born in the Ivory Coast, Tabla has represented Canada. He has two senior caps.