Ibrahim Kante
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ibrahim Kante | ||
| Date of birth | July 20, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back/Center Back/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | New England Revolution | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Milwaukee Wave United | 20 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 19 | (11) |
| 2005 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 14 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 56 | (23) |
| 2007–2008 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 25 | (3) |
| 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 21 | (1) |
| 2009 | Monterrey La Raza (indoor) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Rockford Rampage (indoor) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Omaha Vipers (indoor) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Missouri Comets (indoor) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ibrahim Kante (born July 20, 1981 in Bamako) is a Malian soccer player, currently a member of the Omaha Vipers, a MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) team.
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[edit] Career
Kante made two appearances as a rookie in 2003 with New England Revolution of Major League Soccer, before moving on to Milwaukee Wave United of the USL A-League in 2004.
He played several seasons of indoor soccer with Baltimore Blast, the Kansas City Comets and the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League before signing with Crystal Palace Baltimore of the USL Second Division in 2007. He scored Baltimore's first ever professional goal, a thunderbolt free kick from the edge of the box in a pre-season friendly.
Kante signed to play with Cleveland City Stars in their inaugural season in the USL First Division on April 20, 2009.[1]
2010-2011 saw him battle through an injury-plagued season with the Omaha Vipers, only starting ten games. Fully recovered, he signed with the Missouri Comets and is excited to take the Comets to the next level in 2011-2012
[edit] Career statistics
- (correct as of 27 September 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[2] | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| New England Revolution | 2003 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | ? |
| Total | 2003 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | ? |
| Milwaukee Wave United | 2004 | 20 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 20 | 0 | ? |
| Total | 2004 | 20 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 20 | 0 | ? |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2007 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2008 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2007–present | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| Career Total | 2003–present | 47 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 1 |
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