Frédéric Kanouté
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Person
- Born
- 1977-09-02
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,645x
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 2 September 1977
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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
Article
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.
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