Oumar Kalabane

Oumar Kalabane (born 8 April 1981[1]) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented the Guinea national team between 2000 and 2013.

Oumar Kalabane
Kalabane with Guinea in November 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) 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 13 (3)
2012–2014 Gabala 30 (2)
International career
2000–2013 Guinea 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Conakry, 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 three seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig with Manisaspor.[3]

On 19 July 2012, Gabala FC announced the signing of Kalabane on a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut for Gabala on 4 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Simurq.[5] He scored his first and second goals for Gabala in their 4–1 home victory over Sumgayit on 25 August 2012.[6] At the end of his first season Kalabane had played 29 games in all competitions, scoring two goals.

After playing only three 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.[7] Kalabane was told he could leave Gabala in December 2013.[8]

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.[9] Kalabane played in four matches at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League Cup League Cup Continental Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Étoile du Sahel 2000–01 CLP-1 30–30 [12]
2001–02 130–130 [12]
2002–03 190–190 [12]
2003–04 222–222 [12]
2004–05 241–241 [12]
Total 81300813 –
Auxerre 2005–06 Ligue 1 8000001090 [13]
2006–07 120002050190 [13]
Total 200002060280 –
Manisaspor 2006–07 Süper Lig 16030––190 [14]
2007–08 26120––281 [14]
2008–09 TFF First League 16130––191 [14]
2009–10 Süper Lig 14150––191 [14]
2010–11 18020––200 [14]
Total 90315000001053 –
Dhafra 2011–12 UAE Pro League 133–133 [12]
Gabala 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League 27220——292 [15]
2013–14 3000——30 [15]
Total 302200000322 –
Career total 23411170206025911 –

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 200010
200100
200200
200300
200400
200540
200670
200750
2008111
200951
201041
201141
201230
201330
Total474
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kalabane goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Oumar Kalabane
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
120 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Ghana1–12–12008 Africa Cup of Nations
25 September 2009Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Azerbaijan Malawi0–12–12010 World Cup qualification[16]
35 September 2010Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–21–42012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[17]
45 June 2011Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Madagascar1–04–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[18]

References
  1. Oumar Kalabane at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. Oumar Kalabane – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. "OUMAR KALABANE". TFF. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Qəbələ idman klubu". www.gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. "Simurq vs. Qabala 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. "Qabala vs. Sumqayıt 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  7. "Kalabane had surgery in Acıbadem". Gabala FC. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. ""Qəbələ"də legionerlər yola salındı" (in Azerbaijani). sportinfo.az. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  9. Oumar Kalabane – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. "African Nations Cup 2006 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  11. "African Nations Cup 2008 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  12. "Oumar Kalabane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  13. "Oumar Kalabane » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. "OUMAR KALABANE". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  15. "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. "Match Report - Malawi - Guinea". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  17. "ETHIOPIA VS. GUINEA 1 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  18. "GUINEA VS. MADAGASCAR 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.