Kaba Diawara

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Kaba Diawara
Personal information
Full name Kaba Diawara
Date of birth December 16, 1975 (1975-12-16) (age 32)
Place of birth    Toulon, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Ankaragücü
Number 14
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1994
1994-1998
1998 Jan.-Jun.
1999 Jan.-Jun.
1999 Jul.-Dec.
2000-2003 Aug.
2001 Aug.-Dec.
2001 Jan.-Jun.
2002 Jan.-Jun.
2002-2003
2003-2004
2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2008 Jan.-May
Toulon
Bordeaux
Rennes (loan)
Arsenal
Marseille
Paris Saint-Germain
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
West Ham United (loan)
Racing de Ferrol (loan)
Nice (loan)
Al-Gharrafa
Al-Kharitiyath
Ajaccio
Gaziantepspor
Ankaragücü
40 (11)
60 (14)
12 0(1)
12 0(0)
15 0(0)
14 0(0)
05 0(0)
11 0(0)
15 0(5)
37 (12)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
20 0(2)
27 0(8)
12 0(1)   
National team

2004-
France U-21
Guinea

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kaba Diawara (born December 16, 1975 in Toulon) is a French-born Guinean footballer. The striker played for the French national U-21 team[1], but chose to represent Guinea at senior level. He scored two goals in the 2006 African Cup of Nations.

His club career has been quite unstable, having played briefly for three English clubs (Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United) as well as in Spain[2] and Qatar. In France, he has played for teams like Bordeaux and Paris St Germain with some success. In the 2006-2007 season, he transferred to Gaziantepspor but after played none in 2007-08 season, he signed a contract until end of season for Ankaragücü. Despite being a striker, he never scored a league goal for any of his English clubs.

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ FIFA rule change boosts African nations[1]
  2. ^ "PSG loan out Diawara", UEFA.com, 2002-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-06-10. 

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Persondata
NAME Diawara, Kaba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diawara, Kaba
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1975-12-16
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulon, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH