Amara Simba
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amara Simba | ||
Date of birth | December 23, 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985-1986 | FC Versailles | ||
1986-1993 | Paris SG | 126 | (19) |
1990-1991 | → AS Cannes (loan) | 28 | (10) |
1993-1994 | AS Monaco FC | 32 | (4) |
1994-1995 | SM Caen | 37 | (12) |
1995-1996 | Lille OSC | 39 | (4) |
1996-1998 | Club León | ||
1998-2000 | Leyton Orient | 37 | (13) |
2000 | Kingstonian | 17 | (9) |
2000 | Kettering Town | ||
2000 | Barnet | ||
2000-2001 | St. Albans City | 12 | (9) |
2001-2002 | Billericay Town | 13 | (4) |
International career | |||
1991-1992 | France | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amara Simba (born 23 December 1961), Dakar, Senegal is a retired French football player. During his career he played for Paris SG, AS Cannes, AS Monaco, SM Caen and Lille OSC in France, Club Leon in Mexico and Leyton Orient, Kingstonian, Kettering Town, Barnet, St. Albans City and Billericay in England. He was also selected to play for the French national team on three occasions by then manager Michel Platini in which he scored one goal, but injury prevented his participation in Euro 92 and his international career came to an end.
Trivia
Simba's move to Leyton Orient came about as a result of training with the club in order to keep fit whilst on holiday in London. Was awarded most beautiful goal of the French Ligue 1 in 1992-1993 for a bicycle kick when he received the ball, controlled it with his chest and finished it off with a bicycle kick.
External links
- Profile on French federation site
- Career stats
- Amara Simba Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
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- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dakar
- Senegalese footballers
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- France international footballers
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Ligue 1 players
- Liga MX players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Lille OSC players
- SM Caen players
- AS Monaco FC players
- AS Cannes players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Billericay Town F.C. players
- FC Versailles players
- Club León footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in England
- French football forward stubs