Omar Kossoko (born 10 March 1988) is a French former professional

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who played as a winger.

Career

Born in

Mantes-la-Jolie Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, from the centre of the capital. Mantes-la-Jolie is a subprefe ...

Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Mantes Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, from the centre of the capital. Mantes-la-Jolie is a subpre ...

. In the summer of 2008 he signed for

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

. On 29 May 2011, he signed a three-year contract with

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

. In summer 2012, following his release by Auxerre, he trialled with English clubs

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, and

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. On 15 February 2013, Kossoko joined

Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...

side

Servette Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, ''silva'', and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorpora ...

. On 28 July 2013, following a short trial period, Kossoko signed for Bulgarian side

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

on a one-year deal. In June 2014, Kossoko went on trial with

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

side

Inter Baku Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997–20 ...

, but went on to sign a contract with

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

Botev Plovdiv

2016–17

On 29 September 2016, Kossoko joined

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

. He made his debut two days later, on 1 October, during the 0–0 draw with his former club CSKA-Sofia. On 16 October he scored a goal in the first minute and was sent off in the 65th minute in a 4–3 win over

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

. On 22 April 2017, Kossoko scored twice and received the "Man on the Match" award during a 3–0 away win over

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

. On 24 May 2017, he scored and provided an assist in a 2–1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad helping

to win the

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for the third time in the history of the club.

2017–18

On 29 June 2017, Kossoko scored twice for the 3–1 away win over

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

in the 1st qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. On 20 July he provided an assist during the 4–0 win over

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

in the 2nd qualifying round of

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Al-Fujairah

On 6 August 2017, Kossoko signed a contract with Al-Fujairah for an undisclosed fee, which was to last for two seasons. He scored his first official goal for Al-Fujairah on 5 September 2018, in a 5–2 loss against Al Jazira in a

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match.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv *

: 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kossoko, Omar Living people 1988 births People from Mantes-la-Jolie Footballers from Yvelines Men's association football forwards French men's footballers French sportspeople of Beninese descent French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Amiens SC players AJ Auxerre players Crystal Palace F.C. players Servette FC players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Litex Lovech players FC Mantois 78 players Botev Plovdiv players Fujairah FC players Al Urooba Club players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players English Football League players Swiss Super League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players UAE First Division League players UAE Pro League players Men's association football midfielders French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Black French sportspeople