Jason Kabia

Jason Kabia
Personal information
Full name	Jason Thomas Kabia
Date of birth	26 May 1969 (age 52)
Place of birth	Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Oakham United
1991–1993	Lincoln City
1992	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
	Valletta
1994–1996	Gainsborough Trinity
	Cork City
	Galway United
	Waterford United
	Kilkenny City
	Cobh Ramblers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jason Thomas Kabia (born 26 May 1969)^[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career[]

Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kabia played non-league football with Oakham United, before spending two seasons in the Football League with Lincoln City, making a total of 28 league appearances.^[2] While at Lincoln, Kabia also spent a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers, making five league appearances.^[3] Kabia later played in Malta for Valletta,^[4] in English non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity,^[5] and in the Republic of Ireland for a number of clubs including Cork City,^[6] Galway United,^[7] Waterford United, Kilkenny City. In July 2001 he moved to Cobh Ramblers.^[8]

He is the father of Jaze Kabia, who is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.^[9]

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^ "LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 - 1986/87 & 1988/89 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ Kevin Azzopardi (21 May 2009). "Three classic Hibs-Valletta clashes recalled as title showdown looms". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 1: Stanley work hard". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 11 December 1995. Retrieved 5 August 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Noel Spillane (9 March 1998). "Cork click into gear at last and drive into semis". The Examiner. Retrieved 5 August 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Leading scorers". Galway United Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Collins back in Drogheda talks". Irish Independent. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^ Taylor, Kevin (21 February 2020). "Shelbourne's Kabia grateful for for[sic] family backing". DublinLive. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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