Amara Simba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amara Simba | ||
| Date of birth | December 23, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1981 | Jeanne d’Arc | ||
| 1981–1983 | FCR Houdanaise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Versailles | ||
| 1986–1993 | Paris Saint-Germain | 126 | (19) |
| 1990–1991 | → Cannes (loan) | 28 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | Monaco | 32 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Caen | 37 | (12) |
| 1995–1996 | Lille | 39 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | León | ||
| 1998–2000 | Leyton Orient | 37 | (13) |
| 2000 | Kingstonian | 8 | (6) |
| 2000 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2000 | St. Albans City | 5 | (2) |
| 2000 | Kettering Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | St. Albans City | 3 | (1) |
| 2001 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Billericay Town | 13 | (4) |
| 2002 | Clacton Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | France | 3 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amara Simba (born 23 December 1961) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]During his career, Simba played for Jeanne d'Arc, FCR Houdanaise, Versailles, Paris Saint-Germain, Cannes, Monaco, Caen and Lille in France, León in Mexico and Leyton Orient, Kingstonian, Kettering Town, Barnet, St. Albans City, Billericay Town and Clacton Town in England.[2]
Simba's move to Leyton Orient came about as a result of training with the club to keep fit whilst on holiday in London.
He was awarded most beautiful goal of the French Division in 1992-93 for a goal in which he received the ball, controlled it with his chest and finished it off with a bicycle kick.
International career
[edit | edit source]Simba was also selected to play for the France national team on three occasions, by then manager Michel Platini. He scored two goals, but injury prevented his participation in Euro 92 and his international career came to an end.[3]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Paris Saint-Germain
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Amara Simba at Soccerway
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Amara Simba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Amara Simba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Amara Simba – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Career stats
- Amara Simba – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- France men's international footballers
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- Ligue 1 players
- Liga MX players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- ASC Jeanne d'Arc players
- FC Versailles 78 players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Lille OSC players
- Stade Malherbe 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
- F.C. Clacton players
- Club León footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- 20th-century Senegalese sportsmen
- French football forward stubs