Amadou Kassaraté (born 14 January 1996) is a semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

Career

Born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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, Kassaraté attended Thomas Tallis Secondary School. After starting his career with

, Kassarate joined Walton Casuals in February 2015. However, he failed to make an appearance for the Isthmian Division One South club and left at the end of the season. In December 2015, he joined

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland Scotland (, ...

side Dumbarton's under-20 side. After impressing for them he signed a first team deal in July 2016 alongside fellow under-20s player Ryan Clark having made his debut as a trialist in a pre-season friendly with

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He made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 6–2 defeat to

. He joined Junior side

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ''The Rabs'' or ''The Roy'', they were formed in 1878. They wear red and black strips and currently compete in t ...

on loan in September 2016. On 3 February 2017, Kassaraté moved on loan to

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side

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

, joining up with former Dumbarton assistant manager and current Stranraer boss, Stephen Farrell. He scored his first senior goal with a spectacular bicycle kick against

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in April 2017 On 5 October 2018, Kassaraté joined Greek side Thesprotos. On his second appearance for his new club on 4 November 2018, he scored his first goal, a header in a 3–0 win over Souli Paramythia. He was part of the side who secured promotion to the

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after winning 3–0 on aggregate in the

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

promotion playoffs. In November 2019, Kassaraté rejoined

Isthmian League Premier Division The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...

side

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...

. He went on to make 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring three times. In May 2022, he scored in the play-off final to help Cheshunt secure promotion to

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International career

Kassaraté is eligible to play for

, through his birth country and

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, through his parents. In April 2015, Kassaraté was called up by Manager

Joseph Koto Joseph Koto (born 1. January 1960, died 14. October 2021) was a Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; ...

to play for Senegal under-20s. Kassaraté was expected to be included in the Senegal squad for the

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, but a foot injury, however, prevented him from joining the squad.

Personal life

Kassaraté is a former student of

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

where he graduated with a degree in sport and exercise science. He is the founder of urban streetwear clothing brand Sapécomejamais.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Thesprotos *

play-off winner: 2018-19 Cheshunt *

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division play-off winner: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kassarate, Amadou 1996 births Living people Welling United F.C. players Walton Casuals F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Senegalese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Gamma Ethniki players English expatriate men's footballers Thesprotos F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players Senegal men's youth international footballers English men's footballers Footballers from Greater London English expatriate sportspeople in Greece