Kassim Aidara (born 12 May 1987) is a Senegalese-French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Concordia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Wellington United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Niendorfer TSV | ||
| 2009–2010 | USC Paloma | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lüneburger SK Hansa | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tallinna Kalev | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Sillamäe Kalev | 44 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | FCI Tallinn | 60 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Sillamäe Kalev | 35 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Minerva Punjab | 18 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | East Bengal | 32 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Aidara started his career with Wellington United of New Zealand and subsequently represented lower league German clubs namely Niendorfer TSV, USC Paloma, Lüneburger SK Hansa.[1][2]
In December 2011, Aidara signed for Estonian club JK Tallinna Kalev.[3] After having scored four goals for the club, he switched to JK Sillamäe Kalev of the same country on 31 July 2012.[4] In the 2013 season, he scored 17 goals in 34 matches. He moved to FCI Tallinn in the following year.[5] At the end of the year, he trialled with Vietnamese club Sông Lam Nghệ An.[6] In 2016, he returned to Sillamäe.[7]
Aidara switched clubs and countries on 4 October 2017 and signed for Indian I-League side Minerva Punjab.[8] On 25 November, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Mohun Bagan.[9] On 11 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Chennai City.[10] Aidara won the 2017–18 I-League with Minerva Punjab.
Aidara joined East Bengal FC for the 2018–19 season after the 2017–18 I-League season ended.
Personal life edit
He is the elder brother of Mohamed Aidara who also is a footballer.[11]
Honours edit
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: August 2013[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Kassim Aidara". Footballdatabase. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab FC sign Dano, Aidara". Evening Standard. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "DELFI VIDEO: Tallinna Kalevi ründaja unistab Senegali koondisse pääsemisest [DELFI Video: The attacker of Tallinn Kalevi dreams of getting to Senegal]". Delfi. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Kassim Aidara siirdus Sillamäele [Kassim Aidara moved to Sillamäe]" (in Estonian). Soccernet. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Estonian Cup: Levadia gets a free ride to semi-finals". Rumodispo. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Asiatic trial also for Kassim Aidara". Rumodispo. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Kõhnemaks jäänud rahakotiga vutiklubid otsivad uusi mängijaid [The wicker clubs with a worse wallet are looking for new players]" (in Estonian). Pohjarannik. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab FC sign Dano, Aidara". The Indian Express. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "I-League 2017/18: Minerva Punjab 1–1 Mohun Bagan: Late equaliser stuns Mariners in season opener". Yahoo Sports. 25 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "I-League 2017: Minerva stage comeback to topple Chennai City". ANI News. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Oberliga Hamburg: Niendorf holt Brüderpaar" [Oberliga Hamburg: Niendorf signs brothers]. Sportnord (in German). 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad olid Kristal ja Aidara" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links edit
- Kassim Aidara at Soccerway