Ahmed Ouattara (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1994 | Africa Sports | ||
| 1994–1998 | Sion | 54 | (27) |
| 1995–1997 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Basel | 17 | (3) |
| 1999 | Extremadura | 7 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Al Shabab | ||
| 2000–2001 | Salgueiros | 8 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Total | 106 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1999 | Ivory Coast | 21 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ahmed Ouattara (born 15 December 1969) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker.
He competed professionally, other than in his country, in Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
Club career
Born in Abidjan, Ouattara started his career with Africa Sports National, remaining five years with the club after which he signed for FC Sion in Switzerland. He scored a career-best 17 goals in 30 games in the 1997–98 season, but his team could only rank seventh out of 12 clubs in the Swiss Super League; during 13 years as a professional he also played for Sporting Clube de Portugal, CF Extremadura,[1][2] Al Shabab Al Arabi Club, S.C. Salgueiros and ASEC Mimosas.[3]
Ouattara appeared at the Europe XI v Africa XI friendly game in 1997.[4]
International career
Ouattara was a member of the Ivorian national side between 1989 and 1999. He scored four goals in 21 caps,[3] which included three FIFA World Cup qualification games.[5] He was part of the Africa Cup of Nations squads in 1994 and 1998.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Ouattara, falto de forma, no debuta" [Ouattara, lacking in fitness, does not make debut] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 January 1999. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Empate que complica la salvación" [Draw complicates maintenance] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- 1 2 Ahmed Ouattara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "1997 Matches – Other Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ Ahmed Ouattara – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "African Nations Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
- Ahmed Ouattara at footballzz.co.uk
- Ahmed Ouattara profile at ForaDeJogo
- Ahmed Ouattara profile at BDFutbol
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