Malik Buari (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional
football
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midfielder and left-sided
defender. He has represented England in international youth squads.
Club career
Buari was formerly at
Fulham
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, making his debut in the
Premier League against
Everton on 23 August 2003. He failed to score in the five first team games he played for Fulham before moving to
Woking
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on a free transfer.
New Zealand Knights
Buari was one of the many signings made by new coach
Paul Nevin intended to help improve on the disastrous inaugural
A-League
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season. Buari impressed in pre-season but he really made a name for himself in Round Two. The Knights had held
Adelaide United at 0–0 for the whole match when in the 88th minute, Buari released a 25-metre thunderbolt which went straight into the top corner to win the game and also secure the Knights first home win ever.
International career
Buari made a handful of appearances for England under-15s and under-16s.
References
External links
Bio and photograph on a site about footballers from Ghana playing abroad
Living people
1984 births
Footballers from Accra
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Ghanaian men's footballers
English men's footballers
Fulham F.C. players
Woking F.C. players
New Zealand Knights FC players
Sutton United F.C. players
St Albans City F.C. players
Chessington & Hook United F.C. players
Premier League players
A-League Men players
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
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