Ahmed Kantari

Ahmed Kantari (born 28 June 1985) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defender. He currently serves as an assistant coach at Qatar Stars League club Al Duhail.

Ahmed Kantari
Kantari in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Kantari
Date of birth (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985
Place of birth Blois, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Blois Football 41
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2006–2008 Strasbourg 8 (0)
2007–2008 → Brest (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2013 Brest 134 (4)
2013–2015 Lens 59 (2)
2015–2016 Toronto FC 12 (0)
2016–2019 Valenciennes 40 (0)
Total 270 (6)
National team
2005–2006 Morocco U20 1 (0)
2005–2014 Morocco 16 (0)
Teams managed
2019–2020 Valenciennes (assistant)
2020 Nottingham Forest (assistant)
2020– Al Duhail (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After a ten-year career playing in France with various clubs, Kantari signed with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.[1]

He was released by Toronto on 13 January 2016.[2]

In late January 2019, at the age of 33, Kantari ended his professional career.[3]

International career

Kantari played for Morocco participating in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

References
  1. "TFC adds Moroccan international Kantari". TSN. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. "Toronto FC waives Moroccan defender Kantari – Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. Gotte, Richard (28 January 2019). "VAFC : Ahmed Kantari met un terme à sa carrière de joueur" [VAFC: Ahmed Kantari ends his playing career]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2019.


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