Khalilou Fadiga

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Khalilou Fadiga
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-12-30) 30 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1990 Paris Saint-Germain
1991–1992 Red Star
1992–1994 RFC Liège
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 RFC Liège 26 (5)
1995–1997 Lommel 48 (2)
1997–2001 Club Brugge 71 (13)
2000 → Auxerre (loan) 21 (1)
2001–2003 Auxerre 61 (9)
2003–2004 Internazionale 0 (0)
2004–2006 Bolton Wanderers 13 (1)
2005 → Derby County (loan) 4 (0)
2007 Coventry City 6 (0)
2008 Gent 17 (0)
2008 Germinal Beerschot 10 (0)
2011 KSV Temse 0 (0)
Total277(31)
International career
2000–2008 Senegal 37 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalilou Fadiga (born 30 December 1974) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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He started his youth career at the Paris-based clubs Paris Saint Germain and Red Star before going to FC Liège in the Belgian League. He made his senior debut at FC Liège in the 1994–1995 season before playing for Lommel (KVSK United) and Club Brugge. After a loan spell with Auxerre in 2000, he signed permanently for the club in 2001.

In the summer of 2003, he was signed by Inter. At Inter, doctors discovered that he had heart problems and he never appeared for the team. He opted not to retire. After leaving Inter, he had brief stints at Bolton, Derby County, Coventry City, Gent, Germinal Beerschot and KSV Temse.

He earned 37 caps for the Senegal national team. He was part of the Senegal team that defeated reigning champions France in the opening fixture of the 2002 World Cup and made it to the quarter-finals. He was also part of the team that finished runner-up in the 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Early career

Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old. Fadiga began his career at Paris Saint-Germain in France but failed to make an impression, and so was transferred to fellow Parisian club, Red Star, before moving to Belgian club RFC Liège.

Lommel

It was in Belgium that he found the profile that was to launch his international career. After one season he moved from FC Liège to Lommel, which is now KVSK United. He played two seasons at Lommel before he was spotted by Club Brugge.

Club Brugge

Fadiga quickly became a fan favorite. He scored nine goals in 67 appearances. In September 2000, the midfielder returned to France when he signed for Auxerre.

Auxerre

In all, he played in 82 league games for the French club, scoring 10 goals, as well as appearing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup during season 2002–03. In his final season at Auxerre, he helped them win the 2002–03 Coupe de France, playing in the final as they defeated Paris Saint-Germain. [1]

Internazionale

Fadiga moved to Internazionale in the summer of 2003, but the discovery of heart problems did not allow him to feature for the Italian club, apart from appearing in a few friendly games during the summer. He was released from the San Siro side after just one season but decided against retirement despite his heart problems.

Bolton Wanderers

English club Bolton Wanderers signed Fadiga for the 2004–05 season after he passed a medical. However, before he made an appearance for Bolton, he collapsed prior to a match in October, and had to be fitted with a defibrillator due to an irregular heartbeat. Despite stating his desire to return to the game, medical specialists urged him to retire, warning that if during a game his chest was knocked the defibrillator could fail, leading to instant death. However, following a period of rest and passing a medical, Fadiga returned to the Bolton squad in early 2005 and played in five games.

At the start of the 2005–06 campaign, Fadiga was loaned to Derby County of the Football League Championship, making four appearances. On his return to the Reebok Stadium, he took part in ten games, two of them in the UEFA Cup, before eventually being released in May 2006.

Coventry City

Without a club at the start of the 2006–07 season, he went on trial with Portsmouth and played for their reserve team. He also had trials at Watford and Hull City, before eventually signing a four-month contract with Coventry City on 23 February 2007. In April 2007, he suffered a serious achilles injury in the home game against Preston, and it ended his time at Coventry.

Return to Belgium

He returned to his wife's homeland, signing with AA Gent. After one year, he moved in June 2008 to Germinal Beerschot, but left Beerschot after short time in December 2008. [2] He signed for Third Division club KSV Temse in 2011, before retiring from the game.

Personal life

Fadiga is married to a Belgian woman and has two kids, Noah and Naoel. Noah followed in his footsteps in becoming a professional footballer. Fadiga also holds Belgian nationality.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fadiga goal.
List of international goals scored by Khalilou Fadiga [3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 February 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–01–2 ( a.e.t. ) 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
221 July 2001 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, NamibiaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4–05–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 June 2002 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South KoreaFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–03–3 2002 FIFA World Cup
426 March 2005 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, SenegalFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1–06–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "PSG-Auxerre, c'était déjà il y a 12 ans". europe1.fr. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "OFFICIAL, Fadiga quits Germinal Beerschot". transfermarketweb.com. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Khalilou Fadiga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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