Sory Kaba

Sory Kaba
Personal information
Full name Sory Kaba
Date of birth (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Elche
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2014 Alcobendas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Alcobendas 52 (13)
2016–2017 Elche B 32 (14)
2017– Elche 35 (12)
National team‡
2017– Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2017

Sory Kaba (born 10 April 1995) is a Guinean footballer who plays for Spanish club Elche CF 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]

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.[5] He made his full international debut on 7 October, replacing Demba Camara in the 1–4 loss.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Sory Kaba refuerza al Elche Ilicitano" [Sory Kaba bolsters Elche Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Guinea 1–4 Tunisia". FIFA.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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