James Debbah

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James Debbah
Full name	James Salinsa Debbah
Date of birth	February 12, 1969 (1969-14-12) (age 38)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Center-forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1995 1995-1997 1997 1998 1998-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004	Mighty Barolle Union Douala Olympique Alès AS Monaco FC Olympique Lyonnais OGC Nice R.S.C. Anderlecht Paris Saint-Germain Ankaragücü Iraklis Al-Jazeera Club Muharraq Club	21 (6) 12 (2) 80 (18) 57 (22) 7 (2) 12 (0) 2 (0) 45 (17)
National team
1988-2004	Liberia	072 (42)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:42, 08 Dicember 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James 'Salinsa' Debbah (born 14 December 1969 in Monrovia) is a semi-retired Liberian football striker. He is now only plays on the national football team.

1 Personal
2 Football career
3 International competitions
4 Sources

[edit] Personal

Debbah was born in Monrovia on December 14, 1969. He is the cousin of Liberian football legend and former presidential candidate, George Weah. However, when Weah ran for president in 2005, Debbah did not support his candidacy because of a lack of political experience.

[edit] Football career

Debbah began his professional football career with the Liberian squad Mighty Barolle in 1984. In 1989, he left Liberia for Union Douala in Cameroon, where he lasted only 1 season. In 1990, Debbah moved to the French squad Olympique Alès. In 1991, Debbah moved up to the Ligue 1 squad AS Monaco and played the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final with it, then the year later he moved to Olympique Lyonnais. In 1995, moved across Ligue 1 to OGC Nice, where he lasted until 1997. In that year, Debbah moved to the Belgian League squad R.S.C. Anderlecht. He moved back to Ligue 1 for one season with Paris Saint-Germain. After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, Debbah moved to the Turkcell Super League squad Ankaragücü for the 1998 and 1999 seasons, then to the Iraklis squad in Greece. Debbah's last professional stop was with Al-Jazeera Club from 2001-2003 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

[edit] International competitions

Debbah was part of both the 1998 and 2002 Liberian national football squads in the African Cup of Nations. During a July 2004 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Togo national football team in Monrovia, Debbah, as captain, refused to be substituted in the 53rd, instead waiting until the 68th minute to leave the pitch. The match resulted in a 0-0 draw, causing the team to leave the stadium under the protection of an armoured personnel carrier. The Liberia squad finished in last place in their group during qualification, with only 4 points after 10 matches. The draw with Togo was their only draw during the qualification.