Neeskens Kebano

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Neeskens Kebano
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Kebano with Paris Saint-Germain in 2011
Personal information
Full name Neeskens Kebano [1]
Date of birth (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Montereau, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Al Jazira
Number 92
Youth career
1996–2006 ASA Montereau
2006–2011 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain 3 (0)
2012–2013 → Caen (loan) 12 (1)
2013–2015 Charleroi 64 (18)
2015–2016 Genk 37 (6)
2016–2023 Fulham 139 (21)
2021 → Middlesbrough (loan) 18 (1)
2023– Al Jazira 7 (1)
International career‡
2008–2009 France U17 5 (1)
2009–2010 France U18 8 (2)
2010–2011 France U19 10 (1)
2011–2012 France U20 6 (0)
2014– DR Congo 35 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:08, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Neeskens Kebano (born 10 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for UAE Pro League club Al-Jazira and the DR Congo national team.

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Born in France, Kebano is a former French youth international having earned caps at under-17, under-18 level, and under-19 level.

Club career

Early career

Kebano was born in the commune of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Île-de-France. He was given his first name as an homage to the former Dutch international midfielder Johan Neeskens whom his father, Nestor Kebano, admired. [3] [4] [5] Kebano was immersed into football at an early age and began his career playing for hometown club ASA Montereau. [3] While at Montereau, he also competed in judo before opting to focus on football. [4] In 2004, Kebano was among a host of players attempting to earn selection to the Clairefontaine academy. [6] While at the academy's detection camp, he drew interest from Paris Saint-Germain scout Pierre Reynaud. The club contacted the player and offered him a trial at the club, which he accepted. After spending the 2005 season playing at Montereau, Kebano was contacted again by Paris Saint-Germain who brought him in for a second trial in December 2005. In the following January, the club signed him on an aspirant (youth) contract and he joined the club in July 2006. [6]

Paris Saint-Germain

Kebano began his Paris Saint-Germain career at the club's youth academy in the Camp des Loges. He was placed on the club's under-14 team and formed friendships with youth and international teammates Jimmy Kamghain, Alassane Tambe, and Bastien Héry. [4] The combination of the four were particularly instrumental in their youth team's success. With the under-14 team, Kebano won the Championnat Fédéraux de 14 ans. [6] In the next season with the club's under-15 team, he played on the team that won the league and cup double. The team won its league, the Division d'Honneur, and also captured the Coupe de Paris. [6] At under-16 level, Paris Saint-Germain and Kebano won the Championnat National des 16 ans. Though, he is still eligible to compete at youth level, ahead of the 2010–11 season, Kebano was promoted to the club's Championnat de France amateur team in the fourth division. He was also placed onto the club's squad for the UEFA Europa League being assigned the number 38 shirt by manager Antoine Kombouaré.

Kebano made his amateur debut on 8 August 2010 in a 1–0 victory over Bourg-Péronnas. [7] The following week, he scored his first amateur goal in a 4–1 win over Monts d'Or Azergues. [8] After rotating between the club's reserve and Coupe Gambardella teams in the fall campaign, in December 2011, Kebano was called up to the senior team for the first time to participate in the club's final Europa League group stage match against Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv. He appeared on the substitute's bench, but failed to make his debut as Paris Saint-Germain and Karpaty drew 1–1. [9] After the winter break, Kebano returned to the club's reserve team and spent January playing with the team. In February 2011, he was called back up to the senior team after being named to the 18-man roster to play amateur club Martigues in the Coupe de France. On 2 February, Kebano made his professional debut in the match appearing as a substitute for Mevlüt Erdinç in a 4–1 victory. [10] [11] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 2 March 2011 in a 2–0 win over Le Mans in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. [12]

On 14 August 2012, Kebano was loaned to Ligue 2 side SM Caen. As the 2012–13 season ended, Kebano was released to Charleroi.

Fulham

On 26 August 2016, Kebano signed for Fulham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with a club option for an additional 12 months. [13] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–2 win against Wigan Athletic on 11 February 2017. [14]

On 27 July 2020, in the first leg of the 2020 Championship play-offs semi-final against Cardiff City, Kebano scored directly from a free kick in his third consecutive match, [15] becoming the first player to achieve this feat in the top four English divisions since Wayne Rooney. [16]

Middlesbrough (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Kebano joined Championship side Middlesbrough on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [17] Five days later, he made his debut for Boro, being included in the starting line-up for a 4–1 home league defeat by Brentford. [18] On 13 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 2–1 away defeat by Derby County. [19]

Al Jazira

On 8 July 2023, Abu Dhabi based club Al Jazira announced the signing of Kebano, following the expiry of his contract with Fulham at the end of the previous month. [20]

International career

Kebano is now a DR Congo international player. His first game was against Ivory Coast in Abidjan on 15 October 2014. His team won 3–4 and he scored the very first goal of the game after 23 minutes. In the past he was a French youth international having earned caps at under-17, under-18 level, and under-19 level. With the under-17 team, he went unnoticed by coach Philippe Bergeroo until the Elite Round of qualification for the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship when he was finally called up to the team. [21] Kebano made his youth international debut on 24 March 2009 in the team's first Elite Round group stage match against Belarus. [22] He appeared in the team's next group stage match against Norway and, after France qualified for the competition, was named to the team to participate in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [23] Kebano appeared in all three group stage matches as France were eliminated without procuring a victory. In the team's final group stage match against Italy, Kebano scored the opening goal in a 2–1 defeat. [23]

With the under-18 team, Kebano made his debut on 27 October 2009 in a friendly match against Denmark. [24] He scored his first goal for the team on 10 December in a 1–1 draw with Ukraine. [25] At the 2010 edition of the Copa del Atlantico on the Canary Islands, Kebano scored the second goal in a 4–2 rout of Spain. [26] He finished the under-18 campaign with eight appearances and two goals. Kebano was called up to the under-19 team in August 2010 to play in the Sendai Cup in Japan. He appeared in all three matches as France finished in third place. In October 2010, he played in qualification matches for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. On 10 October, in the team's second group stage match against Montenegro, Kebano scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory. [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2010–11 [28] Ligue 1 3021002 [a] 00071
2011–12 [28] Ligue 10000002 [a] 0–20
Total302100400091
Caen 2012–13 [28] Ligue 2 1212120––162
Charleroi 2013–14 [28] Belgian Pro League 26511–––276
2014–15 [28] Belgian Pro League331231–––3613
2015–16 [28] Belgian Pro League5100–4 [a] 3–94
Total6418420043007223
Genk 2015–16 [28] Belgian Pro League34652–00–398
2016–17 [28] Belgian Pro League3000–4 [a] 1–71
Total37652004100469
Fulham 2016–17 [29] Championship 2861010–2 [b] 0326
2017–18 [30] Championship2631010–1 [b] 0293
2018–19 [31] Premier League 701010––90
2019–20 [32] Championship1630000–3 [b] 2195
2020–21 [33] Premier League502130——101
2021–22 [34] Championship4092020——449
2022–23 [35] Premier League1700000——170
Total139217180006216024
Middlesbrough (loan) 2020–21 [33] Championship1810000––181
Career total273472071001246232160

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first [36]
List of international goals scored by Neeskens Kebano
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 October 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–04–3 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24 September 2016 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–04–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
313 November 2016 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–12–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
420 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, GabonFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–02–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
511 November 2017 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3–13–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
617 November 2020 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, AngolaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Fulham

Individual

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