Amadou Kassaraté

Amadou Kassaraté
Personal information
Full name Amadou Kassaraté
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Thesprotos
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
0000–2015 Welling United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Walton Casuals (0)
2016–2017 Dumbarton 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan)
2017 → Stranraer (loan) 13 (2)
2018– Thesprotos 0 (0)
National team
2015 Senegal U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:48, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Amadou Kassaraté (born 14 January 1996) is an English-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gamma Ethniki side Thesprotos.

Career

Born in London, England, Kassaraté attended Thomas Tallis Secondary School.[2] After starting his career with Welling United, Kassarate joined Walton Casuals in February 2015.[3] However, he failed to make an appearance for the Isthmian Division One South club and left at the end of the season.

In December 2015, he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton's under-20 side. Prior to joining Dumbarton, Kassaraté moved to Scotland to study at University of the West of Scotland, where he is still studying.[4] After impressing for them he signed a first team deal in July 2016 alongside fellow under-20s player Ryan Clark[5] having made his debut as a trialist in a pre-season friendly with Dundee[6] He made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 6–2 defeat to Dundee.[7]

He joined Junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy on loan in September 2016.[8] On 3 February 2017, Kassaraté moved on loan to Scottish League One side Stranraer, joining up with former Dumbarton assistant manager and current Stranraer boss, Stephen Farrell.[9] He scored his first senior goal with a spectacular bicycle kick against Stenhousemuir in April 2017[10]

On 5 October 2018, Kassaraté joined Greek side Thesprotos.[11]

International career

Kassaraté is eligible to play for England, through his birth country and Senegal, through his parents.[4] In April 2015, Kassaraté was called up by Manager Joseph Koto to play for Senegal under-20s.[12] Kassaraté was expected to be included in the Senegal squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but a foot injury, however, prevented him from joining the squad.[4]

Personal life

Kassaraté's uncle is Pape Diouf, who is well known singer in Africa, and speaks fluent French.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Amadou Kassarate". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "2009–10 Boys Competition". ESFA Official Website. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "AMADOU KASSARATE COMPLETES MOVE". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Amadou Kassarate: I loved grand Toure round Yaya's house". The Scottish Sun. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS SIGN". Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dumbarton (1) v Dundee (2)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Christie, James. "DUNDEE VS DUMBARTON". Archived from the original on August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Findlay, Alan. "AMADOU KASSARATE JOINS ROB ROY ON LOAN". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Amadou Kassaraté". Stranraer FC. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Stranraer 3-0 Stenhousemuir". Stranraer FC. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Παίκτης του Θεσπρωτού ο Κασαρατέ" [Player of Thesproto Kassarate]. theball.gr (in Greek). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mondial U20 : Le Sénégal débute les préparatifs ce mardi" [U20 WORLD CUP: SENEGAL BEGINS PREPARATIONS ON TUESDAY] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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