Sory Kaba (born 10 April 1995) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and 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 ...

, Kaba moved to Spain at early age and joined Alcobendas CF's youth setup in September 2012. He made his senior debut during the 2013–14 season, helping in their promotion to

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. On 29 January 2016, Kaba joined

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, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier. On 13 May of the following year he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Álex Fernández in a 1–0

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home loss against

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. Kaba scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 29 July, after suffering relegation, he extended his contract for three years and was definitely promoted to the first team. On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Kaba signed with

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side

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having agreed a -year contract. The club paid a €4 million transfer fee to Elche triggering a release clause. On 5 July 2019,

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club

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announced that they had signed Kaba on a five-year contract. On 31 August 2021, Kaba moved to

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club OH Leuven on loan for the 2021–22 season. OH Leuven secured an option to sign him permanently. On 1 June it was confirmed that Kaba was returning to Midtjylland, as the Belgian club had decided not to exercise the option to buy the striker.

International career

Kaba was first called up for the Guinea national team on 25 September 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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. He made his full international debut on 7 October, replacing

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in the 4–1 loss.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaba goal.''

Honours

FC Midtjylland *

: 2019–20

References

External links

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