Oumar Kalabane

Oumar Kalabane (born 8 April 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Guinea national team between 2000 and 2013.

Oumar Kalabane

Kalabane with Guinea in November 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-04-08) 8 April 1981 (age 43)^[1]
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Hirondelles de Conakry		(0)
1999	Étoile de Guinée		(0)
2000–2005	Étoile Sahel	81	(3)
2005–2007	Auxerre	20	(0)
2007–2011	Manisaspor	90	(3)
2011–2012	Dhafra	13	(3)
2012–2014	Gabala	30	(2)
International career
2000–2013	Guinea	49	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Conakry, Kalabane started his career with Hirondelles de Conakry in his native Guinea, before moving to Étoile de Guinée and then Étoile Sahel of Tunisia in 2000. After five years there, Kalabane was signed by AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 where he spent two seasons, appearing in 20 league matches.^[2]

He also played three seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig with Manisaspor.^[3]

On 19 July 2012, Gabala FC announced the signing of Kalabane on a two-year contract.^[4] He made his debut for Gabala on 4 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Simurq.^[5] He scored his first and second goals for Gabala in their 4–1 home victory over Sumgayit on 25 August 2012.^[6] At the end of his first season Kalabane had played 29 games in all competitions, scoring two goals.

After playing only three of the first 14 games of the 2013–14 season, Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.^[7] Kalabane was told he could leave Gabala in December 2013.^[8]

International career

At the international level, Kalabane has made several appearances for the full Guinea national football team, including 10 qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.^[9] Kalabane played in four matches at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations^[10] and four matches at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal in the opening match, a 2–1 defeat to Ghana.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Étoile du Sahel	2000–01	CLP-1	3	0			–				3	0	^[12]
	2001–02		13	0			–				13	0	^[12]
	2002–03		19	0			–				19	0	^[12]
	2003–04		22	2			–				22	2	^[12]
	2004–05		24	1			–				24	1	^[12]
	Total		81	3			0	0			81	3	–
Auxerre	2005–06	Ligue 1	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	^[13]
	2006–07		12	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	19	0	^[13]
	Total		20	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	28	0	–
Manisaspor	2006–07	Süper Lig	16	0	3	0	–		–		19	0	^[14]
	2007–08		26	1	2	0	–		–		28	1	^[14]
	2008–09	TFF First League	16	1	3	0	–		–		19	1	^[14]
	2009–10	Süper Lig	14	1	5	0	–		–		19	1	^[14]
	2010–11		18	0	2	0	–		–		20	0	^[14]
	Total		90	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	105	3	–
Dhafra	2011–12	UAE Pro League	13	3			–				13	3	^[12]
Gabala	2012–13	Azerbaijan Premier League	27	2	2	0	—		—		29	2	^[15]
	2013–14		3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0	^[15]
	Total		30	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	2	–
Career total			234	11	17	0	2	0	6	0	259	11	–

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2000	1	0
	2001	0	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	0	0
	2004	0	0
	2005	4	0
	2006	7	0
	2007	5	0
	2008	11	1
	2009	5	1
	2010	4	1
	2011	4	1
	2012	3	0
	2013	3	0
Total		47	4

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kalabane goal.^[12]

List of international goals scored by Oumar Kalabane

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 January 2008	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Ghana	1–1	2–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
2	5 September 2009	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Azerbaijan	Malawi	0–1	2–1	2010 World Cup qualification	^[16]
3	5 September 2010	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–2	1–4	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[17]
4	5 June 2011	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Madagascar	1–0	4–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[18]

References

1. Oumar Kalabane at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
2. – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
3. "OUMAR KALABANE". TFF. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
4. "Qəbələ idman klubu". www.gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
5. "Simurq vs. Qabala 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
6. "Qabala vs. Sumqayıt 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
7. "Kalabane had surgery in Acıbadem". Gabala FC. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
8. ""Qəbələ"də legionerlər yola salındı" (in Azerbaijani). sportinfo.az. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
9. – FIFA competition record (archived)
10. "African Nations Cup 2006 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
11. "African Nations Cup 2008 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
12. "Oumar Kalabane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
13. "Oumar Kalabane » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
14. "OUMAR KALABANE". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
15. (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
16. . FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
17. "ETHIOPIA VS. GUINEA 1 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
18. "GUINEA VS. MADAGASCAR 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

External links

• Oumar Kalabane at National-Football-Teams.com
• Oumar Kalabane at Soccerway