Younes Kaboul
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Younes Kaboul | |
| Date of birth | 4 January 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back, Defensive midfielder | |
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| Current club | Portsmouth | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1990–2000 2000–2004 |
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Auxerre |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Auxerre Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth |
52 (3) 21 (3) 17 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006–2008 |
France U21 |
18 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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- "Kaboul" redirects here. For othere uses, see Kabul (disambiguation).
Younes Kaboul (born 4 January 1986 in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Haute-Savoie) is a French football player of Moroccan origin. He plays for Portsmouth. He can play in central defence and midfield.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Auxerre
The imposing defender, standing at 6'4" tall,[1] began his career at Auxerre and was a regular player for the club by the age of 19. He won the Coupe de France in 2005, as well as having European football experience in the UEFA Cup. He was known to be the 'back bone' for Auxerre, due to his excellent tackling skills, good judgment and strength. He was also known to score a few key goals that clinched wins for Auxerre. While at the club he represented France at under 19 and under 21 level, captaining the Under 21 side on numerous occasion.
[edit] Tottenham Hotspur
Kaboul signed for Tottenham Hotspur on July 5, 2007,[2] for £7 million. He quickly became a fans favourite, admired for his power and aggression on the pitch.[3] He played his first game for Tottenham in a friendly against St. Patrick's Athletic on 12 July.
Kaboul made his Premier League debut, starting alongside Anthony Gardner, in the centre of defence in a 1–0 loss against Sunderland on the first day of the 2007–08 season. Kaboul then scored his first goal for Tottenham on September 1, against Fulham. He scored again on his European debut for Tottenham, on September 20, netting the first goal in a 6–1 win. On October 1, on the club's 125th anniversary, Kaboul scored the equalizer late in stoppage time against Aston Villa to pull Tottenham level at 4–4 and complete a remarkable comeback from 4–1 down. After a period out of the team due to numerous errors, his comeback to the side away to Derby County on February 9, 2008, saw him score his 4th goal of the season. He came on as an extra time substitute as Spurs beat Chelsea in the 2008 Football League Cup Final.
[edit] Portsmouth
On 11 August 2008, it was confirmed that Kaboul joined Portsmouth on a four year contract, for an undisclosed fee after snubbing interest from Aston Villa. He was allocated the squad number 3. [4] His first goal for Portsmouth came in the UEFA Cup against AC Milan on 27 November 2008. His first league goal was an emphatic left footed strike into the top corner, on the 12 April 2009 at home against West Bromwich Albion.
[edit] International career
Kaboul has captained France's Under-21 side but he can still play for the Moroccan national team, after Fifa changed the rules.
[edit] Honours
Auxerre
Tottenham Hotspur
[edit] References
- ^ Younes Kaboul Stats by ESPN
- ^ "Kaboul makes White Hart Lane move". guardian.co.uk. July 5, 2007. http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2119113,00.html.
- ^ Younes Kaboul
- ^ "Portsmouth sign Kaboul from Spurs". bbc.co.uk. 2008-08-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7535609.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Younes Kaboul career stats at Soccerbase
- Younes Kaboul French league stats at lfp.fr (French)
- Younes Kaboul at football-lineups.com
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