Malik Buari

Malik Buari

Personal information
Full name	Malik Buari
Date of birth	21 January 1984
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chessington & Hook United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2005	Fulham	5	(0)
2005–2006	Woking	7	(0)
2006–2007	New Zealand Knights	19	(2)
2007	St Albans City	13	(0)
2007–2008	Sutton United	4	(0)
2009–	Chessington & Hook United[1]	41	(20)
National team
	England U15
	England U16
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2012. † Appearances (goals)

Malik Buari (born 21 January 1984 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football midfielder and left-sided defender. He currently plays for the Combined Counties League team Chessington & Hook United.

Career

Buari was formerly at Fulham, making his debut in the Premier League against Everton on 23 August 2003.^[2] He failed to score in the five first team games he played for Fulham before moving to Woking on a free transfer.

New Zealand Knights

Buari was one of the many signings made by new coach Paul Nevin intended to help improve on the disastrous inaugural A-League season. Buari impressed in pre-season but he really made a name for himself in Round Two. The Knights had held Adelaide United at 0-0 for the whole match when in the 88th minute, Buari released a 25-metre thunderbolt which went straight into the top corner to win the game and also secure the Knights first home win ever.

International

Buari made a handful of appearances for England under-15s and under-16s.^[3]

References

1. First Team - Players & Coaches - Malik Buari Chessington & Hook United
2. "Rooney inspires Everton win". BBC. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. Brown, Michael (27 August 2006). "From Accra to Auckland to revitalise the Knights". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

External links

• Bio and photograph on a site about footballers from Ghana playing abroad