Kaba Diawara

Date of birth16 December 1975
Place of birthToulon
NationalityGuinean (GUI)
Weight76 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionForward

A French striker who joined Arsenal for £2.5million also played in England for Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.

Having made little impact at Paris St Germain in 1999-2000 Kaba joined Blackburn Rovers last August in a long-term loan deal. He featured mostly from the subs' bench at Ewood Park, netting his only goal in the Worthington Cup first round tie against Rochdale. In September Premiership club West Ham stepped in to take over his contract but he failed to establish himself in the Hammers' first team despite fine performances in the victories over Southampton and Middlesbrough. A powerful burly striker he is quick for a big man and well suited to the physical nature of the English game.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Bordeaux 29 Jan 1999
Arsenal 29 Jan 1999 08 Jul 1999
Olympique Marseille 08 Jul 1999 01 Jul 2000
Paris St Germain 01 Jul 2000
Blackburn Rovers 22 Aug 2000 21 Sep 2000 L
West Ham United 21 Sep 2000 20 May 2001 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Arsenal FA Cup
2
1998-99 Arsenal Premier League 2
10
2000-01 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 1
1
2000-01 Blackburn Rovers League Division 1 1
4
2000-01 Paris St Germain French Championnat 1
2000-01 West Ham United Premier League 6
5
2002-03 OGC Nice French Championnat 33
4
12
6
2003-04 Paris St Germain French Championnat 1
2
2005-06 Ajaccio AC French Championnat 15
4
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
13 Aug 2005 Nantes v Ajaccio AC W 0-2 French Championnat 3
20 Aug 2005 Ajaccio AC v Le Mans D 0-0 French Championnat 4
27 Aug 2005 Olympique Marseille v Ajaccio AC D 1-1 French Championnat 5
10 Sep 2005 Ajaccio AC v Nancy W 1-0 French Championnat 6
18 Sep 2005 Auxerre v Ajaccio AC L 2-0 French Championnat 7
24 Sep 2005 Bordeaux v Ajaccio AC L 1-0 French Championnat 9
16 Oct 2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Ajaccio AC L 3-2 French Championnat 11
23 Oct 2005 Ajaccio AC v Rennes L 0-1 French Championnat 12
29 Oct 2005 AS Monaco v Ajaccio AC L 3-0 French Championnat 13
05 Nov 2005 Metz v Ajaccio AC L 2-0 French Championnat 14
19 Nov 2005 Ajaccio AC v FC Sochaux Montbeliard L 0-1 French Championnat 15
26 Nov 2005 Toulouse v Ajaccio AC L 3-0 French Championnat 16
03 Dec 2005 Ajaccio AC v Troyes L 0-1 French Championnat 17
10 Dec 2005 Nice v Ajaccio AC L 1-0 French Championnat 18
17 Dec 2005 Ajaccio AC v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 19
18 Feb 2006 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux L 0-2 French Championnat 27
26 Feb 2006 RC Lens v Ajaccio AC L 1-0 French Championnat 28
08 Apr 2006 Ajaccio AC v Toulouse W 1-0 French Championnat 34
15 Apr 2006 Troyes v Ajaccio AC L 3-0 French Championnat 35


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 France Mediterranean Cup 2
1
1
1996-97 France UEFA Under-21 1
1
1996-97 France Under-21
1
1997-98 France UEFA Under-21
1
2003-04 Guinea FIFA World Cup 1
2
2004-05 Guinea FIFA World Cup 5
2
2
2005-06 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 1
1
2005-06 Guinea FIFA World Cup 2
1
2006-07 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
2006-07 Guinea International Friendly 2
2007-08 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 1
2007-08 Guinea International Friendly 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Feb 1997 France v Netherlands W 3-1 U21
12 Mar 1997 France v Switzerland W 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
07 Jun 1997 Finland v France D 1-1 UEFA U21 Group 3
18 Jun 1997 San Marino v France W 0-4 MEDITERRANEAN CUP Group C
20 Jun 1997 Greece v France L 3-0 MEDITERRANEAN CUP Group C
12 Oct 1997 Switzerland v France D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
20 Jun 2004 Guinea v Tunisia W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
03 Jul 2004 Malawi v Guinea D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
05 Sep 2004 Guinea v Botswana W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
10 Oct 2004 Guinea v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
17 Nov 2004 Kenya v Guinea L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
26 Mar 2005 Morocco v Guinea L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
05 Jun 2005 Guinea v Kenya W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
11 Jun 2005 Tunisia v Guinea L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
04 Sep 2005 Guinea v Malawi W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
07 Oct 2005 Botswana v Guinea W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
30 Jan 2006 Tunisia v Guinea W 0-3 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
16 Aug 2006 Cameroon v Guinea D 1-1 International Friendly
03 Sep 2006 Guinea v Algeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 8
06 Feb 2007 Ivory Coast v Guinea L 1-0 International Friendly
24 Mar 2007 Gambia v Guinea W 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group 8
22 Aug 2007 Tunisia v Guinea D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Sep 2007 Guinea v Cape Verde Islands W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 8


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.