Sory Kaba
_15.jpg) Kaba with Dijon in May 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sory Kaba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Alcobendas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Alcobendas | 52 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Elche B | 32 | (14) |
| 2017–2019 | Elche | 59 | (22) |
| 2019 | Dijon | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | FC Midtjylland | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Guinea | 11 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:32, 27 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Sory Kaba (born 10 April 1995) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Danish club FC Midtjylland and the Guinea national team as a forward.
Club career
Born in Conakry, Kaba moved to Spain at early age and joined Alcobendas CF's youth setup in September 2012. He made his senior debut during the 2013–14 season, helping in their promotion to Tercera División.[1]
On 29 January 2016, Kaba joined Elche CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.[2] On 13 May of the following year he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Álex Fernández in a 0–1 Segunda División home loss against CD Mirandés.[3]
Kaba scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against CF Reus Deportiu. On 29 July, after suffering relegation, he extended his contract for three years and was definitely promoted to the first team.[4]
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Kaba signed with Ligue 1 side Dijon FCO having agreed a 4½-year contract. The club paid a €4 million transfer fee to Elche triggering a release clause.[5]
On 5 July 2019, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland announced that they had signed Kaba on a five-year contract.[6]
International career
Kaba was first called up for the Guinea national team on 25 September 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tunisia.[7] He made his full international debut on 7 October, replacing Demba Camara in the 1–4 loss.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[9]
| Guinea national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 June 2019 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Egypt |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 June 2019 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
- ^ "Sory Kaba, jugador del Alcobendas Levitt CF, ficha por el Elche CF" [Sory Kaba, player of Alcobendas Levitt CF, signs for Elche CF] (in Spanish). Alcobendas CF. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Sory Kaba refuerza al Elche Ilicitano" [Sory Kaba bolsters Elche Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Un Elche en caída libre entra en descenso y da vida al colista" [A freefalling Elche go inside the relegation zone and give life to the last placed] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Sory Kaba seguirá vinculado al Elche tres campañas más" [Sory Kaba will remain tied up with Elche three more seasons] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Dijon achète Sory Kaba à Elche". L'Équipe (in French). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER LANDSHOLDSANGRIBER, fcm.dk, 5 July 2019
- ^ "Guinée – Tunisie: Voici la liste de Lappé Bangoura" [Guinea – Tunisia: Released the list of Lappé Bangoura] (in French). Guinée News. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Guinea 1–4 Tunisia". FIFA.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Sory Kaba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- Guinean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Ligue 1 players
- Danish Superliga players
- Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
- Elche CF players
- Dijon FCO players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Guinea international footballers
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Guinean expatriates in Spain
- Guinean expatriates in France
- Guinean expatriates in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players