![]() Diawara in 2023 with Guinea | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaba Diawara[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Toulon, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Toulon | 40 | (11) |
1994–1999 | Bordeaux | 60 | (14) |
1998 | → Rennes (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1999 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Marseille | 15 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 | (0) |
2000 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → West Ham United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2002 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2002–2003 | → Nice (loan) | 37 | (12) |
2003–2004 | Al-Gharrafa | ? | (?) |
2005 | Al-Kharitiyath | ? | (?) |
2005–2006 | Ajaccio | 20 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Gaziantepspor | 27 | (8) |
2008 | Ankaragücü | 12 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Alki Larnaca | 11 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Arles-Avignon | 50 | (8) |
Total | 341 | (65) | |
International career | |||
2004 | France U-21 | ||
2004–2009 | Guinea | 21 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2024 | Guinea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker.
Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain and Arles-Avignon, for English clubs Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Arsenal, and for clubs in Spain and Turkey. Diawara was born in France and represented the country at under-21 level before playing senior international football for Guinea.