Oumar Kalabane

Born in Conakry, Kalabane started his career with Hirondelles de Conakry in his native Guinea, before moving to Étoile de Guinée and then Étoile Sahel of Tunisia in 2000. After five years there, Kalabane was signed by AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 where he spent two seasons, appearing in 20 league matches.^[2]

He also played three seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig with Manisaspor.^[3]

On 19 July 2012, Gabala FC announced the signing of Kalabane on a two-year contract.^[4] He made his debut for Gabala on 4 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Simurq.^[5] He scored his first and second goals for Gabala in their 4–1 home victory over Sumgayit on 25 August 2012.^[6] At the end of his first season Kalabane had played 29 games in all competitions, scoring two goals.

After playing only three of the first 14 games of the 2013–14 season, Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.^[7] Kalabane was told he could leave Gabala in December 2013.^[8]

At the international level, Kalabane has made several appearances for the full Guinea national football team, including 10 qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.^[9] Kalabane played in four matches at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations^[10] and four matches at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal in the opening match, a 2–1 defeat to Ghana.^[11]

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Étoile du Sahel	2000–01	CLP-1	3	0			–				3	0	[12]
	2001–02		13	0			–				13	0	[12]
	2002–03		19	0			–				19	0	[12]
	2003–04		22	2			–				22	2	[12]
	2004–05		24	1			–				24	1	[12]
	Total		81	3			0	0			81	3	–
Auxerre	2005–06	Ligue 1	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	[13]
	2006–07		12	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	19	0	[13]
	Total		20	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	28	0	–
Manisaspor	2006–07	Süper Lig	16	0	3	0	–		–		19	0	[14]
	2007–08		26	1	2	0	–		–		28	1	[14]
	2008–09	TFF First League	16	1	3	0	–		–		19	1	[14]
	2009–10	Süper Lig	14	1	5	0	–		–		19	1	[14]
	2010–11		18	0	2	0	–		–		20	0	[14]
	Total		90	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	105	3	–
Dhafra	2011–12	UAE Pro League	13	3			–				13	3	[12]
Gabala	2012–13	Azerbaijan Premier League	27	2	2	0	—		—		29	2	[15]
	2013–14		3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0	[15]
	Total		30	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	2	–
Career total			234	11	17	0	2	0	6	0	259	11	–

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Appearances and goals by national team and year^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2000	1	0
	2001	0	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	0	0
	2004	0	0
	2005	4	0
	2006	7	0
	2007	5	0
	2008	11	1
	2009	5	1
	2010	4	1
	2011	4	1
	2012	3	0
	2013	3	0
Total		47	4

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Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kalabane goal.^[12]

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List of international goals scored by Oumar Kalabane

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 January 2008	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Ghana	1–1	2–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
2	5 September 2009	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Azerbaijan	Malawi	0–1	2–1	2010 World Cup qualification	[16]
3	5 September 2010	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–2	1–4	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[17]
4	5 June 2011	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Madagascar	1–0	4–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[18]

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