Kanga Akalé

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Kanga Akalé
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Akalé with Lens in October 2009
Personal information
Full name Kanga Gauthier Akalé[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-07) 7 March 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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

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

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.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stella Club Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) 17 6 17 6 [7]
Sion 1998–99 Nationalliga A 25 6 – 25 6 [7]
FC Zürich 1999–2000 Nationalliga A 6 0 – 2 0 8 0 [8]
2000–01 16 2 – 1 0 17 2 [8]
2001–02 28 1 – 0 0 28 1 [8]
2002–03 18 5 – 7 4 25 9 [8]
Total 68 8 0 0 0 0 10 4 78 12 –
Auxerre 2002–03 Ligue 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 [8]
2003–04 23 4 1 0 3 0 4 0 31 4 [8]
2004–05 31 3 6 1 3 0 11 1 51 5 [8]
2005–06 31 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 35 4 [8]
2006–07 35 9 1 0 2 0 6 1 44 10 [8]
Total 126 20 11 1 10 0 24 2 171 23 –
Lens 2007–08 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 15 3 [8]
2009–10 28 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 35 2 [8]
2010–11 30 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 3 [8]
Total 67 5 5 0 3 0 6 3 81 8 –
Marseille (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 1 19 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 1 [8]
Recreativo de Huelva (loan) 2008–09 La Liga 26 0 2 1 – 0 0 28 1 [8]
Lekhwiya 2011–12 Qatar Stars League 2 0 – 2 0 [7]
Panetolikos 2011–12 Super League Greece 9 0 9 0 [8]
Arles-Avignon 2012–13 Ligue 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 – 6 0 [8][9]
Career total 363 46 22 2 14 0 40 9 439 57 –

International[]

Source:[7]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Ivory Coast Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 5 0
2004 3 0
2005 4 1
2006 12 2
2007 2 0
2008 8 0
Total 35 3

International goals[]

Source:[7]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
4 June 2006 Bondoufle, France  Slovenia 3–0 Won Friendly
14 June 2008 Gaborone, Botswana  Botswana 1–1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honors[]

Ivory Coast

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Kanga Akalé at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Kanga Akalé » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ^ Kanga Akalé at Soccerway
  10. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/06a.html

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