Kassaly Daouda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dosso, Niger[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Katsina United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Olympic FC de Niamey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Olympic FC de Niamey | ||
| 2001–2006[2] | Sahel SC | ||
| 2007–2012 | Cotonsport Garoua | 30 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rapid II București (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Chippa United | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | ASN Nigelec | ||
| 2015–2016 | AS Mangasport | ||
| 2016–2018 | ASN Nigelec | ||
| 2018–2023[3] | Katsina United | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1998[2] | Niger (youth) | ||
| 2002–2022 | Niger | 89 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:04, 8 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kassaly Daouda (born 19 August 1983[2]) is a Nigerien footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nigerian club Katsina United.
Career
Born in Dosso, Niger,[1] Daouda began his career at Olympic FC de Niamey,[1][2] and was first chosen for the youth national selection in 1996, then rising to the full national squad in 1998.[2] In August 2002 he gained his first cap, and has been the starting goalkeeper with Niger ever since.[2] Transitioning to goalkeeper for the full Olympic FC, Daouda's side was national league champion, then runners up in 1999.[2] In 2001,[2] Daouda joined rival Niamey club Sahel SC, and as their number one went on to win three national championships and two national cups.[1] He moved to Cameroon club Cotonsport Garoua in 2006 has played in the 2007 CAF Champions League[4] On the back of his success at Cotonsport, Daouda was chosen Niger's Best Player of the Year in 2008.[2]
On 4 February 2009, he moved from Cotonsport Garoua to Rapid Bucharest on loan,[2] and in summer 2009 returned to Cotonsport Garoua.[5]
In September 2012, Daouda signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Chippa United.[citation needed]
He remained starting keeper for the Niger national football team throughout their successful qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations,[1] and the tournament itself, as well as for 2013 African Cup of Nations.[6]
In December 2018, Daouda signed for Nigerian Professional Football League club Katsina United.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e L'homme : Héroïque Daouda Kassali Ateba Biwolé, Le Jour (Cameroon). 2012-01-25. [permanent dead link].
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Le gardien nigérien Daouda Kassali signe pour 3 ans avec le Rapid Bucarest. APANEWS 2009-02-05.
- ^ a b "Niger Republic goalkeeper Kassaly Daouda for Katsina United medical". 9 December 2018.
- ^ "French Ligue 1 Scores, News, Stats, Fixtures and Tables – ESPN Soccernet". Espnsoccernet.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Coton Sport : Daouda Kassaly est de retour Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kassaly – We will fight to qualify to the next round – Orange CAN 2013 2013 – CAF". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
External links
- Kassaly Daouda – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kassaly Daouda at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kassaly Daouda interview
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