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Frédéric Kanouté
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Malian-French footballer (born 1977)
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Frédéric Kanouté, born Frédéric Oumar Kanouté on September 2, 1977, in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, is a former association football player. He held citizenship in France and Mali and practiced Islam. Kanouté played as a forward, specifically a centre-forward, and his professional career spanned from 1997 to 2013. He competed in the Premier League and represented both France and Mali in international competition.
Kanouté played for several clubs, including West Ham United F.C., Olympique Lyonnais, Beijing Guoan F.C., and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He participated in the 2004, 2008, and 2010 African Cup of Nations tournaments. Over his career, he played two matches and scored one goal. He speaks French, which is also his native language.
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Key facts
- 2000
- → West Ham United (loan)
- Full name
- Frédéric Oumar Kanouté
- Date of birth
- ( 1977-09-02 ) 2 September 1977 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon , France
- Height
- 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Position
- Striker
- Years
- Team
- 1997 2000
- Lyon
- 2000 2003
- West Ham United
- 2003 2005
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 2005 2012
- Sevilla
- 2012 2013
- Beijing Guoan
- 1998 1999
- France U21
- 2004 2010
- Mali
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- Mali
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mali
- Place of birth
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Mali men's national football team
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Mali
- Mass
- 82
- Image
- Frederic Kanoute 2008.jpg
- Height
- 192
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- Commons category
- Frédéric Kanouté
- date of birth
- 1977-09-02
- name in native language
- Frédéric Kanouté
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 2
- total goals in career
- 1
- social media followers
- 242113
- birth name
- Frédéric Oumar Kanouté
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Encyclopedic overview
Frédéric Oumar "Freddie" Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year, the first player born outside Africa to win the award.
Kanouté began his career with Lyon in France before moving to West Ham United of the Premier League in 2000. After a spell at their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Kanouté moved to Spanish club Sevilla where he won two consecutive UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007 in addition to various other European and domestic honours and remains the club's highest-scoring foreign player. He joined Beijing Guoan in June 2012.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frédéric Kanouté” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.