Kamil Zayatte

Kamil Zayatte
Zayatte (left) in action for Istanbul BB
Personal information
Full name Kamil Zayatte[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back / defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Lens B 55 (1)
2005–2007 Lens 1 (0)
2007–2009 Young Boys 47 (2)
2008–2009 → Hull City (loan) 18 (1)
2009–2011 Hull City 53 (2)
2011 Konyaspor 13 (1)
2011–2013 Istanbul BB 26 (0)
2013–2015 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (2)
2015–2016 Al Raed 2 (0)
National team‡
2006– Guinea 46 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:31, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Kamil Zayatte (/ˈkæmɪl ˈzaɪæt/; born 7 March 1985) is a Guinean footballer who plays for Al Raed as a defender. In addition to his club career, Zayatte has made over 45 appearances for the Guinea national football team. Zayatte's longest stint was with Lens B, from 2002-05, where he had 55 appearances.

Club career

Born in Conakry, Zayatte moved from Guinea to Paris, France at the age of fifteen.[2] His first professional club was RC Lens, where he got to know future Hull City teammate Daniel Cousin.[2] He only played in two games for Lens, one league and one cup, and moved to BSC Young Boys for more first-team opportunities.[2]

In summer 2008, Zayatte had trials with Everton and Newcastle United,[3] before joining Hull City on a season-long loan on 31 August.[4] City had the option to sign him longer-term if they stayed in the Premier League.[2] A deal made the transfer permanent for a fee that matched the club's then-record signing (£2.5 million for Anthony Gardner).[5]

On 25 October 2008, Zayatte scored his first goal for Hull in a 3–0 win against West Bromwich Albion early in the second half, a volley from Dean Marney's right hand corner to maintain Hull's impressive start to the 2008–09 campaign.[6]

On 23 January 2009, it was announced that Zayatte had signed permanently with Hull, on a reported three-year deal.[7]

On 9 September 2010, it was confirmed that Zayatte had signed for Leicester City on a season-long loan with an optional view of a permanent deal, after Leicester's attempt to sign Zayatte failed after transfer deadline shutdown, which meant they couldn't complete a permanent deal.[8] However, on 15 September, Leicester pulled out of the deal after problems with the player's medical.[9]

On 18 January 2011, Zayatte was allowed to return to France on compassionate grounds, with Hull City retaining his playing registration in order to control any future compensation issues.[10] On 24 January 2011 it was announced that he had signed a contract with Turkish club Konyaspor.[11]

On 27 May 2011, Zayatte signed a three-year contract with İstanbul BB.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 2 August 2013, Zayatte signed a two-year deal with Sheffield Wednesday subject to FIFA clearance.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in the 17 August 2013 derby against Leeds United, which finished 1–1.[13] Zayatte was one of 11 players released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2014–15 season.[14]

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2008Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Kenya3–2Win2010 WC qualification
2.11 February 2009Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon Cameroon3–1LossFriendly
3.11 August 2010Stade Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Marignane, France Mali0–2WinFriendly
4.5 September 2010Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–4Win2012 ANC qualification
Correct as of 7 September 2010

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Fearless One". City Magazine. No. 38. Hull City A.F.C. October 2008. p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Guinea Defender Trains With Toon". Newcastle United F.C. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Hull beat rivals to sign Zayatte". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hull City agree fee for Zayatte". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Ian (25 October 2008). "West Brom 0–3 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Zayatte Pens Permanent Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Kamil Zayatte leaves Hull for Leicester". Daily Mail. London. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Leicester pull out of Hull deal". Daily Mirror. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Zayatte Leaves Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Former Hull defender Kamil Zayatte moves to Turkey". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Kamil Zayatte joins Sheffield Wednesday on free transfer". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Could Have Been Three". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 17 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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