Amadou Alassane (born 7 April 1983) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very cl ...

, Alassane spent his whole professional career at

but did not break into the world of professional football until the age of 23. Before turning professional, he played as an amateur for AM Neiges in the lower leagues of French football. Alassane began a one-week trial with Scottish side

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on 17 July 2009, with the view to signing on a permanent deal. In July 2015, six years after retiring with a heart defect, Alassane went on trial with English

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side

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

, appearing in their 2–0 victory over

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. Early in 2019–20 season Alassana left

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

club

ESM Gonfreville Entente Sportive Municipale de Gonfreville-l'Orcher is a French association football team founded in 1955. They are based in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Seine-Maritime. Their home stadium is the Stade Maurice Baquet in the town. As of the 2022–23 seas ...

to join league rivals FC Dieppe.

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Amadou Alassane Interview
1983 births Living people French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent French men's footballers Footballers from Le Havre Men's association football forwards Le Havre AC players ESM Gonfreville players FC Dieppe players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players {{france-footy-forward-1980s-stub