Younès Kaboul
Younès Kaboul | ||
Younès Kaboul (2011)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | 4th January 1986 | |
place of birth | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois , France | |
size | 191 cm | |
position | Central defender | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2004-2007 | AJ Auxerre | 52 (3) |
2007-2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 (4) |
2008-2010 | Portsmouth FC | 39 (4) |
2010-2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 89 (3) |
2015-2016 | Sunderland AFC | 24 (0) |
2016-2018 | Watford FC | 24 (2) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
2011 | France | 5 (1) |
1 Only league games are given. As of December 23, 2018 |
Younès Kaboul (born January 4, 1986 in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois , Haute-Savoie ) is a French football player of Moroccan origin. He mostly acts in the central midfield or in defense.
Career
society
Kaboul began his career at Auxerre and has played there regularly since he was 19. He won the Coupe de France in 2005 and gained his first experience in the UEFA Cup . During his time at Auxerre he was active in France's U-19 and U-21 teams. Kaboul moved to Tottenham Hotspur on July 5, 2007 for approximately £ 7million . He made his first game for the English club in a friendly against St Patrick's Athletic FC on July 12th. He scored his first goal in the Premier League against Fulham FC . Shortly afterwards, the first goal in the 6-1 victory for Tottenham at European level followed. After numerous mistakes, Kaboul was on the bench until the spring of 2008.
For the 2008/2009 season he moved to Portsmouth FC and received a contract there until 2012. There he stayed until 2010, played 39 games and scored four goals.
In January 2010 he moved back to the Spurs .
For the 2015/16 season , Kaboul moved to Sunderland AFC .
National team
Kaboul could play either for France or Morocco because of his origins , but has already played as captain in the French U-21s. However, he decided to play for the Morocco national team in August 2009. He should make his debut on August 12, 2009 in a friendly against the DR Congo, but he declined to concentrate on his club. In November 2010, however, France coach Laurent Blanc nominated him for the Bleus squad on the occasion of the friendly against England at Wembley Stadium ; Younès Kaboul was only used on the Bleus' "Eastern European Tour" in early June 2011, where he was even in the starting line- up against Ukraine and Poland .
titles and achievements
Auxerre
Tottenham Hotspur
France
Web links
- Younès Kaboul in the soccerbase.com database
- biography
- Younès Kaboul in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kaboul seals Spurs return - Sky Sports News, Jan 30, 2010
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kaboul, Younès |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois , Haute-Savoie department |