Frédéric Kanouté
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| Frédéric Kanouté | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 2, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France | |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Nickname | Fredi | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sevilla | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2000 2000–03 2003–05 2005–present |
Lyon West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur Sevilla |
40 (9) 84 (29) 60 (14) 58 (25) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–present | Mali | 6 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Frédéric "Fredi" Kanouté (born September 2, 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, near Lyon) is a French born Malian footballer, who plays for Sevilla in the Spanish league.
Kanouté's talents as a tall striker were first noticed by his local team, Olympique Lyonnais, and he joined them as an apprentice in 1997. He played for the French under-21 team while at the club.[1]
Kanouté joined English club West Ham United in 2000. He went on to play 56 times for the East London club, scoring 14 goals. His speed and awareness attracted interest from Tottenham Hotspur who bought him at the end of the 2002-03 season.
Although eligible for either, Kanouté elected to play for Mali rather than for France. Kanouté was joint top goal scorer for Mali at the 2004 African Nations Cup. Kanouté scored 4 goals in 4 matches helping Mali to the Semifinals where they lost to Morocco.
Kanouté enjoyed mixed success at Tottenham with occasional flashes of brilliance marked by apparent pique when he preferred the African Nations Cup over the Premiership and went AWOL from Tottenham's 2005 summer tour to Mauritius.
Kanouté was sold to Sevilla on 17 August 2005 for £4.4m. He was a second half substitute for the club in the UEFA Cup Final against Middlesbrough and scored in the 89th minute. Sevilla won 4-0.
Frédéric Kanouté has been a practicing Muslim from around the age of 20. This meant that his current club, Sevilla, had to give him a brand-free jersey every match, because 888.com is Sevilla's sponsor in the 2006/07 La Liga championships, and gambling is against the principles of Islam. The company, however, agreed to give some money to an Islamic charity in return for Kanouté wearing the sponsored kit.
In 2006, he has launched an appeal to establish a 'Children’s Village' in Mali[2].
[edit] Sevilla FC career
| Club | Season | League | Cup[3] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla | 2005-06 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 14 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 22 | |
| All | 55 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 78 | 36 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Rob Hughes (2004-01-14). The call of Africa causes loud debate 1. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on July 23, 2006.
- ^ http://www.kanoute.com
- ^ Includes French Cup, French League Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
[edit] External links
- Frédéric Kanouté career stats at Soccerbase
- Kanoute interview, Show Racism the Red Card campaign.
- FootballDatabase provides Frédéric Kanouté's profile and stats
- Real Madrid keen on Sevilla ace Kanoute
| Sevilla FC - Current Squad |
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1 Palop | 2 Javi Navarro | 3 David | 4 Daniel Alves | 5 Duda | 6 Adriano | 7 Chevantón | 8 Poulsen | 9 Kerzhakov | 10 Luís Fabiano | 11 Renato | 12 Kanouté | 13 Cobeño | 14 Escudé | 15 Navas | 16 Puerta | 18 Martí | 19 Dragutinović | 20 Aitor Ocio | 22 Fernando Sales | 24 Hinkel | 25 Maresca | 27 Alfaro | 32 Fazio | Coach: Juande Ramos |
Categories: 1977 births | Living people | Natives of Rhône-Alpes | Malian-French people | Malian footballers | French footballers | Football (soccer) strikers | Premier League players | La Liga footballers | Olympique Lyonnais players | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | West Ham United F.C. players | West Ham United F.C. forwards | Sevilla FC footballers | French Muslims
