BURKINA FASO · SENIOR A · CFFEB
Tertius Bagré is a 20-year-old Burkinabe defensive midfielder, transferred permanently to CFFEB (Centre de Formation de Football Espoir du Burkina), after progressing through the ranks at — and captaining — Real du Faso, and represented by Real Sport Management (RSM). Standing 1.72m, right-footed and comfortable with both feet, he is a modern box-to-box screening midfielder whose game combines speed, game vision, heading ability and physical endurance with a genuine attacking outlet: 10 assists across his 2024-26 domestic record. Across his confirmed record between 2024 and 2026 he has made 43 appearances across five competitions for Real du Faso and Burkina Faso's senior national team, including 4 caps at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — a tournament reserved for players based in their home countries' domestic leagues. Already a captain at U20 level for Burkina Faso and a preselected member of the senior Stallions squad for 2023-24 World Cup qualifiers, he is now generating concrete transfer interest, with Tunisian Ligue 1 side CS Sfaxien reported to be closely monitoring “the metronome of Real du Faso.”
Bagré already combines the physical engine and tactical maturity of a captain with a rare attacking output for a defensive midfielder — 10 assists in his last two domestic seasons — and has proven himself at senior international level at CHAN 2024, all before turning 21.
Across 43 matches in five competitions between 2024 and 2026, Bagré has scored 3 goals and provided 10 assists — an exceptional creative output for a defensive midfielder, built on his range of passing and consistent forward runs from deep.
| Competition | Record | Contribution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 | Group Stage, Burkina Faso A — Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda | 4/4 matches · 210' · 0 goals · 0 assists | ▶ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scores confirmed via CAF/Soccerway match records. Per-match minutes were not individually itemised in available source records; the confirmed total is 210' across all 4 matches. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championnat National D1, 2024-25 | Full domestic season — Real du Faso | 6/6 matches · 540' · 1 goal · 1 assist | ▶ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detailed match-by-match log not available for this competition — aggregate figures (6 matches, 540', 1 goal, 1 assist) are sourced from Bagré's RSM player record. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupe du Faso, 2024-25 | Cup campaign — Real du Faso | 2/2 matches · 140' · 0 goals · 0 assists | ▶ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detailed match-by-match log not available for this competition — aggregate figures (2 matches, 140', 0 goals, 0 assists) are sourced from Bagré's RSM player record. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championnat National D1, 2025-26 | Full domestic season — Real du Faso, team captain | 26/30 matches · 2,260' · 2 goals · 8 assists | ▶ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final scores were not provided in the source match log (personal minutes/goals/assists only). Itemised legs total 2,080' across 26 recorded appearances; RSM's official season total is 2,260' across 26/30 matches — a small number of early-season minutes were not individually itemised in the source log. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupe du Faso, 2025-26 | Cup campaign — Real du Faso, team captain | 5/5 matches · 450' · 0 goals · 0 assists | ▶ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final scores were not provided in the source match log. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Honour | Context |
| 2020-21 | D3 Champion | Real du Faso, domestic league |
| 2021-22 | D2 Champion & UFOA-B Bronze Medal | Real du Faso (league) & U20 Burkina Faso, UFOA-B Niger |
| 2022-23 | UFOA-B Silver Medal & IX Francophonie Games Silver Medal | U20 Burkina Faso (captain), UFOA-B Abidjan & Kinshasa |
| 2023-24 | D2 Champion, Zone A & Senior A Preselection | Real du Faso (league) & Burkina Faso A, World Cup qualifying friendlies |
| 2024 | Senior A Preselection, World Cup Qualifiers | Burkina Faso A, 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign |
| 2025 | Senior A International Caps, TotalEnergies CHAN | Burkina Faso A, 4 caps, Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda |
Bagré's leadership arc is unusually linear for a player his age: U20 vice-captain, then U20 captain, then U23 vice-captain, and now captain of his senior club side — all before earning his first caps for Burkina Faso's senior national team at CHAN 2024. Burkina Faso finished the group stage with 1 win and 3 losses, narrowly missing the knockout rounds after a tight defeat to Madagascar, but Bagré's own involvement across all 4 matches marks him as an established figure in the senior set-up going forward.
Official CAF TV highlight footage from all 4 group-stage matches Bagré played for Burkina Faso A at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), a tournament reserved for players based in their home countries' domestic leagues.
To contextualise Bagré's profile, we benchmark him against real defensive/central midfielders who followed comparable pathways — from ceiling examples now playing in Europe's top five leagues, to a player who reached a similar level while still competing in a CAF-affiliated domestic league.
| Tier | Player | Club | Similar Profile | Point of Comparison |
| — | T. Bagré * | CFFEB (BFA) | Captain, DM/CM, physically resilient with a high creative output | 43 matches, 3 goals, 10 assists, senior CHAN 2024 caps and club captaincy across 2024-26 |
| Superior (Ceiling) | Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion, Premier League) | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | Physically robust African DM/CM who wins the ball and progresses play | Cameroonian DM/CM, born Jan 2004, 179cm/73kg. Broke into Europe via Lille before a big move to the Premier League. Market value estimated around €55M — shows the ceiling for a physically robust, ball-winning African No.6 who can also carry and pass. |
| Superior (Ceiling) | Noah Sadiki (Sunderland, Premier League) | Sunderland (ENG) | Disciplined, athletic DM who progressed rapidly from a modest league | DR Congolese DM/CM, born Dec 2004. Progressed from the Belgian Pro League straight into the Premier League — proof that a disciplined, athletic defensive midfielder from a modest league pathway can make a rapid jump to Europe's top flight. |
| Equal (Achievable) | Ayoub Khairi (RS Berkane, Morocco) | RS Berkane (MAR) | CHAN-winning CM while still playing in a CAF-affiliated domestic league | Moroccan CM, born Feb 2000. Won the 2024 CHAN with Morocco while playing his club football for RS Berkane, a top African CAF-competition side — the clearest domestic-league pathway showing what's achievable while remaining in a CAF-affiliated championship, before the natural next step abroad. |
| Development Baseline | — | — | Development Baseline (Illustrative) | A composite baseline representing a solid domestic-league defensive midfielder without international caps or attacking output — included to show how far above the typical pathway Bagré's captaincy, caps and 10 assists already place him. |
vs. Carlos Baleba
vs. Noah Sadiki
vs. Ayoub Khairi
vs. Development Baseline
As of August 2026, Tunisian Ligue 1 side CS Sfaxien — currently 4th in the table — has been reported to be closely monitoring “the metronome of Real du Faso,” a description of Bagré in his role as team captain. This marks the first concrete, reported transfer interest of his career.
Right-footed but comfortable on both feet, Bagré possesses an excellent range of passing for his position, mixing short combination play with longer diagonal switches. His heading ability is a genuine weapon at both ends of the pitch, and his composure on the ball under pressure stands out for a screening midfielder.
A modern screening midfielder who reads danger early and positions himself to intercept before it develops. As captain, he organises his backline vocally and consistently, and his willingness to join attacks from deep — without abandoning his defensive discipline — is what drives his unusually high assist numbers.
At 172cm/68kg, Bagré is not the biggest defensive midfielder, but he compensates with excellent physical endurance, sustaining a high work-rate across all 90 minutes and across a heavy 43-match, 3,600-minute schedule between 2024 and 2026 without significant fitness concerns.
Tertius Bagré checks every box scouts look for in a modern defensive midfield prospect: physical durability, tactical maturity well beyond his years, genuine leadership credentials, and — the rarest trait for his position — a real attacking output.
With senior international caps already banked at CHAN 2024, club captaincy secured at 20, and concrete transfer interest from a top-flight Tunisian club, the trajectory points firmly upward. RSM regards him as one of the agency's highest-priority representations.
