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| Kanouté's talents as a tall ] were noticed by local ] team and he joined them as an apprentice in ]. Kanouté attracted a transfer bid from ] club, ] in ] and he played 56 times and scored 14 goals. His speed and awareness attracted interest from ] who bought him at the end of the 2002-03 season. Although eligible for either, Kanouté elected to play for ] rather than for ]. | Kanouté's talents as a tall ] were noticed by local ] team and he joined them as an apprentice in ]. Kanouté attracted a transfer bid from ] club, ] in ] and he played 56 times and scored 14 goals. His speed and awareness attracted interest from ] who bought him at the end of the 2002-03 season. Although eligible for either, Kanouté elected to play for ] rather than for ]. | ||
| Kanoute was joint top goal scorer for ] at the 2004 ]. Kanoute scored 4 goals in 4 matches heliping ] to the Semifinals where they lost to ]. | |||
| Fredi enjoyed mixed success at Tottenham with occasional flashes of brilliance marked by apparent pique when he preferred the ] over the ] and went AWOL from Tottenham's 2005 summer tour to ]. He was sold to Sevilla on ] ] for £4.4m. | Fredi enjoyed mixed success at Tottenham with occasional flashes of brilliance marked by apparent pique when he preferred the ] over the ] and went AWOL from Tottenham's 2005 summer tour to ]. He was sold to Sevilla on ] ] for £4.4m. | ||
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Frédéric "Fredi" Kanouté (born September 2, 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, near Lyon) is a French-Malian footballer, who plays for Sevilla in the Spanish league.
Kanouté's talents as a tall striker were noticed by local Olympique Lyonnais team and he joined them as an apprentice in 1997. Kanouté attracted a transfer bid from English club, West Ham in 2000 and he played 56 times and scored 14 goals. His speed and awareness attracted interest from Tottenham Hotspur who bought him at the end of the 2002-03 season. Although eligible for either, Kanouté elected to play for Mali rather than for France.
Kanoute was joint top goal scorer for Mali at the 2004 African Nations Cup. Kanoute scored 4 goals in 4 matches heliping Mali to the Semifinals where they lost to Morocco.
Fredi enjoyed mixed success at Tottenham with occasional flashes of brilliance marked by apparent pique when he preferred the African Nations Cup over the Premiership and went AWOL from Tottenham's 2005 summer tour to Mauritius. He was sold to Sevilla on 17 August 2005 for £4.4m.
References
External links
- Kanoute interview, Show Racism the Red Card campaign.
- FootballDatabase provides Frédéric Kanouté's profile and stats