Anthony David Moura-Komenan (born 20 January 1986) is an Ivorian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugb ...

who played as a

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Career

The-23-year-old, who came through the Bordeaux academy, is a free agent after leaving French club

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

, who he joined in January 2009.

Trial at Huddersfield Town

Anthony was on trial with English League One side Huddersfield Town, and had been recommended to Lee Clark by former Newcastle teammate

Antoine Sibierski Antoine Sibierski (born 5 August 1974) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career at hometown club Lille OSC, going on to play for AJ Auxerre, Nantes, with whom he won the Coupe de France twice, and RC Lens ...

. He received a standing ovation on his debut when he was brought off in the 87min for the Huddersfield Town Reserves in their narrow defeat to Middlesbrough Reserves losing 1–0. This is what Lee Clark said about him: "Anthony has got a good pedigree as a youngster at the Bordeaux academy, but he hasn't been associated with a club this season," said Clark, who had the player recommended by (former Newcastle teammate)

. "He's not played much football recently, but we've been impressed with what we've seen of him in training – he's got ability.

Rodez

On 4 January 2010, the 23-year old midfielder who was a free agent after terminating his contract with

had signed an 18-month deal with Rodez FC.A LA RENCONTRE DE...

International career

He represented his country

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moura-Komenan, Anthony 1986 births Living people French men's footballers Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers FC Libourne players French sportspeople of Ivorian descent AC Ajaccio players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast Rodez AF players FC Rouen players Anthony Moura-Komenan Anthony Moura-Komenan Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Men's association football midfielders People from Bruges, Gironde Footballers from Gironde