Oumar Kalabane

Oumar Kalabane
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Left Back / Centre Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998 Hirondelles de Conakry (0)
1999 Étoile de Guinée (0)
2000–2005 Étoile Sahel 81 (3)
2005–2007 Auxerre 20 (0)
2007–2011 Manisaspor 90 (3)
2011–2012 Dhafra 0 (0)
2012–2014 Gabala 30 (2)
National team‡
2000– Guinea 49 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2013

Oumar Kalabane (born 8 April 1981[1] in Conakry) is a professional footballer from Guinea. He most recently played as a defender for Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Club career

Kalabane started his career with Hirondelles de Conakry in his native Guinea, before moving to Étoile de Guinée and then Étoile Sahel of Tunisia in 2000. After five years there, Kalabane was signed by AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 where he spent two seasons, appearing in 20 league matches.[2] He also played two seasons in the Turkish Super Lig with Manisaspor, and featured in 41 league matches.[3][4]

On 19 July, Gabala announced the signing of Kalabane on a 2-year contract.[5] Kalabane made his debut for Gabala 4 August 2012 in their 1–1 draw against Simurq.[6] Kalabane scored his first and second goals for Gabala in their 4–1 home victory over Sumgayit on 25 August 2012.[7] At the end of his first season Kalabane had played 29 games in all competitions, scoring 2 goals. After playing only 3 of the first 14 games of the 2013–14 season, Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.[8] Kalabane was told he could leave Gabala in December 2013.[9]

International career

At the international level, Kalabane has made several appearances for the full Guinea national football team, including 10 qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.[10] Kalabane played in four matches at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations[11] and four matches at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal in the opening match, a 2–1 defeat to Ghana.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 August 2013[13]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Tunisia League Tunisian Cup League Cup Africa Total
2000-01 Étoile du Sahel CLP-1 30 - 30
2001-02 130 - 130
2002-03 190 - 190
2003-04 222 - 222
2004-05 241 - 241
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2005–06 Auxerre Ligue 1 80 001090
2006–07 120 2050190
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Manisaspor[14] Süper Lig 16030--190
2007–08 26120--281
2008–09 TFF First League 16130--191
2009–10 Süper Lig 15150--201
2010–11 18020--200
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13[15] Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 27220——292
2013–14 3000——30
Total Tunisia 813 - 813
France 200 2060280
Turkey 91315000001063
Azerbaijan 302200000322
Career total 141517020601665

International

Guinea national team[16]
YearAppsGoals
200010
200540
200670
200770
2008111
200951
201041
201141
201230
201330
Total494

International Goals

[16]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Ghana 1–1 2–1 2008 ACON
2.[17] 5 September 2009 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Azerbaijan  Malawi 0-1 2–1 2010 WCQ
3.[18] 5 September 2010 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–2 1–4 2012 ACoNQ
4.[19] 5 June 2011 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Madagascar 1–0 4–1 2012 ACoNQ

References

  1. ↑ Soccerway profile
  2. ↑ Oumar Kalabane – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
  3. ↑ "OUMAR KALABANE". TFF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Oumar Kalabane". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  5. ↑ http://gabalafc.az/?mod=news&id=349&lang=az
  6. ↑ "Simurq vs. Qabala 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Qabala vs. Sumqayıt 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kalabane had surgery in Acıbadem". Gabala FC. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  9. ↑ ""Qəbələ"də legionerlər yola salındı" (in Azerbaijani). http://sportinfo.az/. Retrieved 24 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ Oumar Kalabane – FIFA competition record
  11. ↑ "African Nations Cup 2006 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  12. ↑ "African Nations Cup 2008 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  13. ↑ "Coupe de la ligue FIXTURES / RESULTS". Ligue 1. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "OUMAR KALABANE". http://www.tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 13 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  16. 1 2 "Oumar Kalabane". http://www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 26 November 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  17. ↑ "Match Report - Malawi - Guinea". FIFA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "ETHIOPIA VS. GUINEA 1 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "GUINEA VS. MADAGASCAR 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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