Amadou Kassaraté (born 14 January 1996) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bishop's Stortford.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amadou Kassaraté | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| –2015 | Welling United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Walton Casuals | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → Stranraer (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2017-2018 | Cheshunt | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Thesprotos | 15 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Cheshunt | 18 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Cheshunt | 29 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Welling United | 52 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Senegal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 24 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in London, England, Kassaraté attended Thomas Tallis Secondary School.[2] After starting his career with Welling United, Kassarate joined Walton Casuals in February 2015.[3] However, he failed to make an appearance for the Isthmian Division One South club and left at the end of the season.
In December 2015, he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton's under-20 side. After impressing for them he signed a first team deal in July 2016 alongside fellow under-20s player Ryan Clark[4] having made his debut as a trialist in a pre-season friendly with Dundee.[5] He made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 6–2 defeat to Dundee.[6]
He joined Junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy on loan in September 2016.[7] On 3 February 2017, Kassaraté moved on loan to Scottish League One side Stranraer, joining up with former Dumbarton assistant manager and current Stranraer boss, Stephen Farrell.[8] He scored his first senior goal with a spectacular bicycle kick against Stenhousemuir in April 2017.[9]
On 5 October 2018, Kassaraté joined Greek side Thesprotos.[10] On his second appearance for his new club on 4 November 2018, he scored his first goal, a header in a 3–0 win over Souli Paramythia.[11] He was part of the side who secured promotion to the Greek Football League after winning 3–0 on aggregate in the Gamma Ethniki promotion playoffs.[12]
In November 2019, Kassaraté rejoined Isthmian League Premier Division side Cheshunt.[13] He went on to make 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring three times.[14] In May 2022, he scored in the play-off final to help Cheshunt secure promotion to National League South.[15]
Following a season-and-a-half with Welling United, Kassaraté joined National League North club Bishop's Stortford in December 2023.[16]
International career edit
Kassaraté is eligible to play for England, through his birth country and Senegal, through his parents.[citation needed] In April 2015, he was called up by Manager Joseph Koto to play for Senegal under-20s.[17] Kassaraté was expected to be included in the Senegal squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but a foot injury prevented him from joining the squad.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
Kassaraté is a former student of University of East London[18] where he graduated with a degree in sport and exercise science. He is the founder of urban streetwear clothing brand Sapécomejamais.[19]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 7 November 2018[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dumbarton | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Scotland total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Thesprotos | 2018–19 | Gamma Ethniki | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Greece total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Gamma Ethniki play-offs
Honours edit
Thesprotos
- Gamma Ethniki play-off winner: 2018-19[12]
Cheshunt
- Isthmian League Premier Division play-off winner: 2021–22[15]
References edit
- ^ Amadou Kassaraté: Securing promotion in Greece after a roller-coaster year englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ "2009–10 Boys Competition". ESFA Official Website. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "AMADOU KASSARATE COMPLETES MOVE". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS SIGN". Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Dumbarton (1) v Dundee (2)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Christie, James. "DUNDEE VS DUMBARTON". Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "AMADOU KASSARATE JOINS ROB ROY ON LOAN". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Amadou Kassaraté". Stranraer FC. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Stranraer 3-0 Stenhousemuir". Stranraer FC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Παίκτης του Θεσπρωτού ο Κασαρατέ" [Player of Thesproto Kassarate]. theball.gr (in Greek). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Θεσπρωτός - Σούλι Παραμυθιάς 3-0 (theball.gr)" [Thesprotos - Souli Paramythias 3-0]. theball. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b "IONIKOS AND THESPROTOS RETURN TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, HISTORIC 'PROMOTION' FOR TRIGLIA". agonasport.com. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Ambers Sign...Almost Everyone". isthmian.co.uk. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Amadou Kassarate". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Zeros and heroes: the best non-league football stories you may have missed". theguardian.com. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "A festive feast of signings". www.bsfc.co.uk. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Mondial U20 : Le Sénégal débute les préparatifs ce mardi" [U20 WORLD CUP: SENEGAL BEGINS PREPARATIONS ON TUESDAY] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ @UEL_News (May 29, 2020). "Amadou Kassarate pitches his luxury streetwear brand, made for those of African Decent [sic]" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Meet the footballer launching clothing range inspired by African culture". itv.com. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Amadou Kassaraté at Soccerway
External links edit
- Amadou Kassaraté at Soccerbase
- Amadou Kassaraté at Soccerway