Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar 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.
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Kanouté in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frédéric Oumar Kanouté | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Lyon | 40 | (9) |
| 2000 | → West Ham United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | West Ham United | 76 | (27) |
| 2003–2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | (14) |
| 2005–2012 | Sevilla | 209 | (89) |
| 2012–2013 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | (10) |
| Total | 427 | (151) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | France U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2010 | Mali | 38 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 Goan in June 2012.
Despite playing for France U-21, Kanouté was a member of the Malian squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2004 African Cup of Nations and also featured in their selections for the tournament in 2006 and 2010. His international career ended in 2010 with a total of 38 caps and 23 goals.