Djoumin Sangaré (born 16 December 1983), also known as Jimmy Sangaré, is a former French professional

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who played in France, in the UK, and in Morocco.

Career

Born in

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, he earned a professional contract with Wasquehal and was included on the substitutes' bench in a

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game against SM Caen towards the end of the 2002–03 season. He trained with Wasquehal in the morning and studied in the afternoon and made four appearances in the

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during the 2003–04 season. For the third year of his degree he moved to England to study at the

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, and signed for

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club Redbridge in September 2004. After scoring on his debut in a 3–1 victory over

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he made six appearances for Redbridge before moving to

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Premier Division club Chelmsford City in January 2005, where he played one game in the Isthmian League Cup, in a 1–0 victory at Hertford Town on 3 January. He returned to Redbridge later in January and made another seven appearances for the club in the 2004–05 season, which concluded with the club being relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division. He signed for Conference South team

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in the summer of 2005 and joined St Albans City on a one-month

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in August 2005. After making five appearances and scoring on goal for St Albans he returned to Lewes. He finished the 2005–06 season with 26 appearances and one goal for the club. Djoumin Sangare 31-07-2010 1

Sangaré signed for

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club

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on a one-year contract in August 2006. He made eight appearances before being loaned out to Conference National side St Albans for the rest of the 2006–07 season in January 2007. He made 17 appearances and scored two goals for St Albans as they were relegated to the Conference South. After being released by Grays he joined

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club

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

in July 2007 and finished the 2007–08 season with 39 appearances and two goals. Sangaré moved to Conference Premier team

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...

in July 2008 following a trial and he made 20 appearances in the 2008–09 season. He joined Conference Premier club York City on 25 July 2009 after impressing on trial. Following the end of the 2009–10 season, which he finished with 28 appearances and three goals, Sangaré signed a new six-month contract with York. He agreed to sign for Moroccan

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

champions

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following the expiry of his York contract on 31 December 2010, but after this fell through he returned to England in January 2011 for a trial with

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club Lincoln City. After being offered a contract for the rest of the 2010–11 season Sangaré signed instead for fellow League Two side

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

on 13 January. He made his debut for Oxford as a substitute in their 2–1 home victory over

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

on 15 January 2011. Sangaré broke his metatarsal bone in April 2011, and having made four appearances was released by Oxford in May. Sangaré went on to join

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

on a two-year contract ahead of the 2011–12 season on 28 July 2011. On 30 September 2011, he was one of eleven players transfer-listed by Kettering. He finished the 2011–12 season with 32 appearances and four goals for Kettering. Sangaré returned to France to play for

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of the

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during 2012 and made 16 appearances and scored one goal in the 2012–13 season. He joined

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team US Gravelines in 2013 and played 16 games in the 2013–14 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangare, Djoumin 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Dunkirk French footballers French expatriate footballers Association football defenders USL Dunkerque players Wasquehal Football players Redbridge F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Lewes F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players York City F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Lyon La Duchère players Union Sportive Gravelines Football players Championnat National players National League (English football) players English Football League players Championnat National 2 players Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Alumni of the University of Roehampton Footballers from Hauts-de-France