Kanga Akalé

Kanga Gauthier Akalé (born 7 March 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Kanga Akalé
Akalé with Lens in October 2009
Personal information
Full name Kanga Gauthier Akalé[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-07) 7 March 1981
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Stella Club 17 (6)
1998–1999 Sion 25 (6)
1999–2003 FC Zürich 68 (8)
2003–2007 Auxerre 126 (20)
2007–2011 Lens 67 (5)
2007–2008 → Marseille (loan) 19 (1)
2008–2009 → Recreativo Huelva (loan) 26 (0)
2011–2012 Lekhwiya 2 (0)
2012 Panetolikos 9 (0)
2012–2013 Arles-Avignon 4 (0)
Total 363 (46)
National team
2003–2010 Ivory Coast 35 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Whilst at Auxerre he helped them win the Coupe de France in both 2003 and 2005, playing in both finals.[2][3] In June 2007, Akalé signed a four-year contract with RC Lens for an undisclosed transfer fee, and he was loaned to Marseille in January 2008, then Recreativo de Huelva. Originally a striker, he started playing as a central midfielder or left winger. He is described as a pacey player with top technical abilities.

In 2011, Akalé joined Qatari club Lekhwiya SC to cover for injured striker, and countryman Bakari Koné. He made his debut in the 2011 Qatari Stars Cup on 11 November, and scored a hat-trick against Al Rayyan in a 3–1 win.[4]

On 31 January 2012, Akalé signed a six-month contract with Greek club Panetolikos F.C..[5] About three months after becoming a free agent, on 24 October 2012, Akalé joined French Ligue 2 side Arles-Avignon on a two-year contract.[6]

International career

He has 35 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Cup Continental Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stella Club 1998 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) 176176 [7]
Sion 1998–99 Nationalliga A 256–256 [7]
FC Zürich 1999–2000 Nationalliga A 60–2080 [8]
2000–01 162–10172 [8]
2001–02 281–00281 [8]
2002–03 185–74259 [8]
Total 68800001047812 –
Auxerre 2002–03 Ligue 1 60300010100 [8]
2003–04 234103040314 [8]
2004–05 3136130111515 [8]
2005–06 314002020354 [8]
2006–07 3591020614410 [8]
Total 1262011110024217123 –
Lens 2007–08 Ligue 1 90000063153 [8]
2009–10 282502000352 [8]
2010–11 303001000313 [8]
Total 675503063818 –
Marseille (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 1 191201000221 [8]
Recreativo de Huelva (loan) 2008–09 La Liga 26021–00281 [8]
Lekhwiya 2011–12 Qatar Stars League 20–20 [7]
Panetolikos 2011–12 Super League Greece 9090 [8]
Arles-Avignon 2012–13 Ligue 2 402000–60 [8][9]
Career total 3634622214040943957 –

International
Source:[7]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Ivory Coast YearAppsGoals
200210
200350
200430
200541
2006122
200720
200880
Total353

International goals
Source:[7]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
4 June 2006Bondoufle, France Slovenia3–0WonFriendly
14 June 2008Gaborone, Botswana Botswana1–1Draw2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "PSG-Auxerre, c'était déjà il y a 12 ans". europe1.fr. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "Auxerre pakt Franse beker". voetbalkrant.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. بدلا من بكارى: لخويا يضم العاجى كانجا أكالى (in Arabic)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Kanga Akalé pour 2 ans! AC Arles-Avignon official homepage. 24 October 2012. (in French)
  7. Kanga Akalé at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. "Kanga Akalé » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. Kanga Akalé at Soccerway
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