Ahmed Kantari
 Kantari in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Kantari | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Blois, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blois Football 41 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Strasbourg | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Brest (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Brest | 134 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Lens | 59 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Toronto FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Valenciennes | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 270 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Morocco | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Valenciennes (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Nottingham Forest (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Al Duhail (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ahmed Kantari (born 28 June 1985) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defender. He currently serves as an assistant coach at Qatar Stars League club Al Duhail.
Club career
After a ten-year career playing in France with various clubs, Kantari signed with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.[1]
He was released by Toronto on 13 January 2016.[2]
In late January 2019, at the age of 33, Kantari ended his professional career.[3]
International career
Kantari played for Morocco participating in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
References
- ^ "TFC adds Moroccan international Kantari". TSN. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Toronto FC waives Moroccan defender Kantari – Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Gotte, Richard (28 January 2019). "VAFC : Ahmed Kantari met un terme à sa carrière de joueur" [VAFC: Ahmed Kantari ends his playing career]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
- Ahmed Kantari at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Ahmed Kantari at Soccerway
- Ahmed Kantari at Major League Soccer
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- Association football central defenders
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- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- RC Lens players
- Toronto FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Ligue 1 players
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- Major League Soccer players
- French people of Moroccan descent
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Morocco under-20 international footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff
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