Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Kantari | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Blois, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
Youth career | |||
Blois Football 41 | |||
Paris Saint-Germain | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Strasbourg | 8 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Brest (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Brest | 134 | (4) |
2013–2015 | Lens | 59 | (2) |
2015 | Toronto FC | 12 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Valenciennes | 40 | (0) |
Total | 270 | (6) | |
International career | |||
2005–2006 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
2005–2014 | Morocco | 16 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | Valenciennes (assistant) | ||
2020 | Nottingham Forest (assistant) | ||
2020–2021 | Al Duhail (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | Valenciennes (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Valenciennes B | ||
2023– | Valenciennes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmed Kantari (born 28 June 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level. He is currently the manager of Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.
After a ten-year career playing in France with various clubs, Kantari signed with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. [1]
He was released by Toronto on 13 January 2016. [2]
In late January 2019, at the age of 33, Kantari ended his professional career. [3]
Kantari played for Morocco participating in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
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