Frédéric Kanouté
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Retired
👕500+ Apps
⚽200+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴25+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
6.0
Solid
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.38
goals / match
Sevilla FC
top club · 289 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#388
goals rank
#217
assists rank
215
season goals
53
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€22.00m
peak value · 2008
€6.50m
top transfer fee · 05/06
30
best season · 06/07
49 / 24
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1977-09-02 · 5 players total
562Appearances
215Goals
53Assists
58Yellow cards
2Red cards
94Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Frédéric Kanouté |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Frédéric Oumar Kanouté |
| Date of birth | 1977-09-02 (48 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Mali |
| Citizenship | Mali France |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 192.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2013-12-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
Dec 2013
Transfer: BJ Guoan → Retired
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — Beijing Guoan
27 matches · 9 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Beijing Guoan
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Beijing Guoan
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Sevilla FC → BJ Guoan
12/13 · Transfer
Dec 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sevilla FC
31 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sevilla FC
43 matches · 21 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sevilla FC
38 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sevilla FC
42 matches · 23 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sevilla FC
42 matches · 26 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sevilla FC
48 matches · 30 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: Tottenham → Sevilla FC
05/06 · Transfer · €6.50m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sevilla FC, Tottenham Hotspur
46 matches · 14 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Tottenham Hotspur
41 matches · 9 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2003
Transfer: West Ham → Tottenham
03/04 · Transfer · €5.25m
Jul 2003
03/04 — Tottenham Hotspur
31 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — West Ham United
17 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
01/02 — West Ham United
28 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — West Ham United
38 matches · 14 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Olympique Lyon → West Ham
00/01 · Transfer · €5.63m
Jun 2000
Transfer: West Ham → Olympique Lyon
99/00 · Return from loan
Mar 2000
Transfer: Olympique Lyon → West Ham
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Olympique Lyon, West Ham United
29 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Olympique Lyon
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Olympique Lyon
30 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Olymp. Lyon B → Olympique Lyon
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: Ol. Lyon Yth. → Olymp. Lyon B
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €22.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.41/90
Assists1 total · 0.14/90
G+A4 total · 0.55/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
West Ham United
14.7%
Olympique Lyon
17.5%
Beijing Guoan
16.3%
Sevilla FC
41.6%
Tottenham Hotspur
9.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 91 | 33 | 9 | 1,243 |
| Olympique Lyon | 3 | 97/98 | 99/00 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 1,478 |
| Beijing Guoan | 3 | 12/13 | 2013 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 1,382 |
| Sevilla FC | 7 | 05/06 | 11/12 | 289 | 136 | 25 | 3,514 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 03/04 | 05/06 | 73 | 21 | 11 | 840 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League Qu. | Olympique Lyon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Coupe de France | Olympique Lyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Coupe de la Ligue | Olympique Lyon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Division 1 | Olympique Lyon | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Cup | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Division 1 | Olympique Lyon | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 290 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 97/98 | Coupe de France | Olympique Lyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Division 1 | Olympique Lyon | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 201 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 97/98 | UI Cup | Olympique Lyon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 |
| 2013 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 147 |
| 2012 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2012 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631 |
| 12/13 | AFC Champions League | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 |
| 11/12 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | Sevilla FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 11/12 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 316 |
| 10/11 | Champions League Qu. | Sevilla FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 10/11 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 303 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Sevilla FC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| 10/11 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 158 |
| 10/11 | Supercopa | Sevilla FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | Sevilla FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| 09/10 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 148 |
| 08/09 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 172 |
| 08/09 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 148 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Sevilla FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | Sevilla FC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Sevilla FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 07/08 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 07/08 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 30 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 137 |
| 07/08 | Supercopa | Sevilla FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Super Cup | Sevilla FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| 06/07 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 32 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 123 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | Sevilla FC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 213 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Super Cup | Sevilla FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 05/06 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 387 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | Sevilla FC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 121 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 287 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 262 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 230 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | West Ham United | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 201 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | West Ham United | 32 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 242 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Ol. Lyon Yth. | Olymp. Lyon B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Olymp. Lyon B | Olympique Lyon | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-03-01 | Olympique Lyon | West Ham | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-06-01 | West Ham | Olympique Lyon | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Olympique Lyon | West Ham | Transfer | 0 | €5.63m |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-05 | West Ham | Tottenham | Transfer | 0 | €5.25m |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-17 | Tottenham | Sevilla FC | Transfer | 7500000 | €6.50m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Sevilla FC | BJ Guoan | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-31 | BJ Guoan | Retired | Transfer | 1300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | muscular problems | 2007-11-12 | 2007-11-26 | 15 | 5 |
| 08/09 | Calf problems | 2008-10-14 | 2008-10-30 | 17 | 4 |
| 10/11 | muscular problems | 2011-04-05 | 2011-04-24 | 20 | 3 |
| 11/12 | Ligament injury | 2011-12-20 | 2012-01-01 | 13 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€22.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€7.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23658 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3674 | #19 | 38 | 23 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Perotti | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 21 | 32 |
| 08/09 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 18 | 34 |
| 07/08 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 16 | 30 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 32 |
| 08/09 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 7 | 34 |
| 2013 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 2000-06-01 | West Ham | Olympique Lyon | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-03-01 | Olympique Lyon | West Ham | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Frédéric Kanouté's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 93 | -42 | 15% |
| Aston Villa | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 33% |
| Everton FC | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 28% |
| Manchester United | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 13% |
| Liverpool FC | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 75 | -30 | 24% |
| Chelsea FC | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 95 | -53 | 15% |
| Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 43% |
| Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 33% |
| Fulham FC | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 50% |
| Sunderland AFC | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 53% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 53% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 04/05 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 07/08 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 09/10 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 2013 | Goal #200 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 29 | 660 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 98/99 | 12 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 97/98 | 30 | 844 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2013 | 27 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.22 |
| 12/13 | 7 | 551 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 11/12 | 31 | 532 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.52 |
| 10/11 | 43 | 735 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 09/10 | 38 | 367 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 08/09 | 42 | 378 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 |
| 07/08 | 42 | 415 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 06/07 | 48 | 519 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 |
| 05/06 | 46 | 568 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 04/05 | 41 | 436 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 02/03 | 17 | 230 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 01/02 | 28 | 291 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 00/01 | 38 | 362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LaLiga
209 apps
89 G
17 A
Premier League
144 apps
43 G
17 A
Copa del Rey
26 apps
14 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
32 apps
14 G
2 A
Super League
34 apps
10 G
7 A
Division 1
40 apps
9 G
0 A
Champions League
15 apps
7 G
4 A
FA Cup
11 apps
7 G
1 A
Supercopa
2 apps
5 G
0 A
Europa League
7 apps
5 G
0 A
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Who is Frédéric Kanouté?
Frédéric Kanouté is a Mali professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Frédéric Kanouté?
Frédéric Kanouté is 48 years old. He was born on September 2, 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
What position does Frédéric Kanouté play?
Frédéric Kanouté plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Frédéric Kanouté play for?
Frédéric Kanouté currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Frédéric Kanouté scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Frédéric Kanouté has scored 215 goals in 562 appearances.