Amadou Kassarate

Amadou Kassaraté
Personal information
Full name Amadou Kassaraté
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (on loan from Dumbarton)
Number 21
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
–2015 Welling United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Walton Casuals 0 (0)
2016– Dumbarton 0 (0)
2016–Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan)
National team
2015 Senegal U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:06 30 September 2016 (UTC).


Amadou Kassaraté (born 14 January 1996 in London), is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy on loan from Scottish Championship side Dumbarton.

Career

Born in London, England, Kassaraté attended Thomas Tallis Secondary School.[2] After starting his career with Welling United, Kassarate joined Walton Casuals in February 2015.[3] However, he failed to make an appearance for the Isthmian Division One South club and left at the end of the season.

In December 2015, he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton's under-20 side. Prior to joining Dumbarton, Kassaraté moved to Scotland to study at University of the West of Scotland, where he is still studying.[4] After impressing for them he signed a first team deal in July 2016 alongside fellow under-20s player Ryan Clark[5] having made his debut as a trialist in a pre-season friendly with Dundee[6] He made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 6-2 defeat to Dundee.[7]

He joined Junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy on loan in September 2016[8]

International career

Kassaraté is eligible to play for England, through his birth country and Senegal, through his parents.[4] In April 2015, Kassaraté was called up by Manager Joseph Koto to play for Senegal under-20s.[9] Kassaraté was expected to be included in the Senegal squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but a foot injury, however, prevented him from joining the squad.[4]

Personal Life

Kassaraté's uncle is Pape Diouf, who is well known singer in Africa, and speaks fluent French.[4]

References

  1. "Amadou Kassarate". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. "2009-10 Boys Competition". ESFA Official Website. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. "AMADOU KASSARATE COMPLETES MOVE". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Amadou Kassarate: I loved grand Toure round Yaya's house". The Scottish Sun. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. "DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS SIGN". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. "Dumbarton (1) v Dundee (2)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. Christie, James. "DUNDEE VS DUMBARTON". Archived from the original on August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. Findlay, Alan. "AMADOU KASSARATE JOINS ROB ROY ON LOAN". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. "Mondial U20 : Le Sénégal débute les préparatifs ce mardi" [U20 WORLD CUP: SENEGAL BEGINS PREPARATIONS ON TUESDAY] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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