Kaba Diawara

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kaba Diawara
fullname = Kaba Diawara
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1975|12|16
cityofbirth = Toulon
countryofbirth = France
height = Height|m=1.78
position = Striker
currentclub = Alki Larnaca
clubnumber = 17
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 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
2008-present
clubs = 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 Alki Larnaca
caps(goals) = 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) 0 0(0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = France U-21 Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) =
13 0(6)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 16 Aug, 2006

Kaba Diawara (born December 16, 1975 in Toulon) is a French-born Guinean footballer. The striker played for the French national U-21 team [FIFA rule change boosts African nations [http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jan/15fifa.htm] ] , 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 [cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=16621.html|title=PSG loan out Diawara|date=2002-01-31|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=UEFA.com] 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. On August 2008, he moved to Alki Larnaca in Cyprus.

Honours

*Champion de France : 1998-99 (Bordeaux).
*Coupe de la Ligue finalist : 1997 (Bordeaux) and 2000 (Paris SG).

Notes

External links

* [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=981065 Profile] at TFF.org
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=584 Profile] at sporting-heroes.net
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=12267 Statistics] at soccerbase.com
*lfpfr|11165
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=2945 national-football-teams.com]
*FIFA player|214632

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=