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Revision as of 21:53, 14 April 2006 by 86.138.0.116 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Frédéric "Fredi" Kanouté (born September 2, 1977 in Sainte-Foy-les-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, awareness and loping run 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.
Fredi has 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.
Frédéric is also a practicing Muslim.