Kaba Diawara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaba Diawara | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulon, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Toulon | 40 | (11) |
| 1994–1998 | Bordeaux | 60 | (14) |
| 1998 | → Rennes (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 1999 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
| 1999 | Marseille | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | → West Ham United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Racing de Ferrol (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | → Nice (loan) | 37 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Gharrafa | ? | (?) |
| 2005 | Al-Kharitiyath | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | Ajaccio | 20 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Gaziantepspor | 27 | (8) |
| 2008 | Ankaragücü | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Alki Larnaca | 11 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Arles-Avignon | 50 | (8) |
| Total | 341 | (65) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| France U-21 | |||
| 2004–2009 | Guinea | 13 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975 in Toulon) is a retired French-born Guinean footballer.
Career
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[1] and Qatar. Diawara only scored once in English football, despite having three spells there. His sole goal came for Blackburn in a 6–1 League Cup win over Rochdale.[2] 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. On August 2008, he moved to Alki Larnaca in Cyprus. The Guinean forward was signed from AC Arles-Avignon on a free transfer, he was released by Cypriot club Alki Larnaca in December 2008.
International career
The striker played for the French national U-21 team,[3] but chose to represent Guinea at senior level. He scored two goals in the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Honours
- Champion de France : 1998–99 (Bordeaux).
- Coupe de la Ligue finalist : 1997 (Bordeaux) and 2000 (Paris SG).
Notes
- ↑ "PSG loan out Diawara". UEFA.com. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ↑ "Blackburn 6–1 Rochdale (agg: 7–2)". BBC. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ↑ FIFA rule change boosts African nations
External links
- Kaba Diawara – FIFA competition record
- Kaba Diawara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at TFF.org
- Profile at sporting-heroes.net
- Statistics at soccerbase.com
- Kaba Diawara French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
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