Kamil Zayatte (; born 7 March 1985) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a defender. An RC Lens youth product, Zayatte's performances at Swiss club Young Boys earned him a loan move to

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club Hull City in 2008 which was later made permanent. Following a brief stint with Turkish side Konyaspor in the second half of the 2010–11 season, he joined

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. In 2013 he returned to England signing with

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where he stayed for two seasons. His last club was Al Raed where he remained for half a season. In addition to his club career, Zayatte made 44 FIFA-official appearances for the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, Zayatte moved from Guinea to Paris, France at the age of fifteen. His first professional club was RC Lens, where he got to know future Hull City teammate

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. He only played in two games for Lens, one league and one cup, and moved to

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for more first-team opportunities. In summer 2008, Zayatte had trials with Everton and

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, before joining Hull City on a season-long

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on 31 August. City had the option to sign him longer-term if they stayed in the

. A deal made the transfer permanent for a fee that matched the club's then-record signing (£2.5 million for Anthony Gardner). On 25 October 2008, Zayatte scored his first goal for Hull in a 3–0 win against

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early in the second half, a volley from Dean Marney's right hand corner to maintain Hull's impressive start to the 2008–09 campaign. On 23 January 2009, it was announced that Zayatte had signed permanently with Hull, on a reported three-year deal. In September 2010, Zayatte was to sign for Leicester City, first permanently and then on a season-long loan with an optional view of a permanent deal. Leicester, however, pulled out of the deal citing regulatory issues. On 18 January 2011, Zayatte was allowed to return to France on compassionate grounds, with Hull City retaining his playing registration in order to control any future compensation issues. On 24 January 2011, it was announced that he had signed a contract with Turkish club Konyaspor. On 27 May 2011, Zayatte signed a three-year contract with İstanbul BB. On 2 August 2013, Zayatte signed a two-year deal with

subject to FIFA clearance. He scored his first goal for the club in the 17 August 2013 derby against Leeds United, which finished 1–1. Zayatte was one of 11 players released by

at the end of the 2014–15 season.

International career

He played with the national team in

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, where the team reached the quarter-finals.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/guinea/1994425 /

International goals

References

External links

Profile, stats and pictures of Kamil Zayatte
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zayatte, Kamil 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Conakry Guinean footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Guinea international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Guinean Muslims RC Lens players BSC Young Boys players Hull City A.F.C. players Konyaspor footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Al-Raed FC players Ligue 1 players Premier League players English Football League players Swiss Super League players Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Turkey Guinean emigrants to France