Kassim Aidara

Kassim Aidara (born 12 May 1987) is a Senegalese-French football midfielder who last played for East Bengal F.C. in I-League.

Kassim Aidara
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987[1]
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Wellington United
2008–2009 Niendorfer
2009–2010 Paloma
2010–2011 LSK Hansa
2011–2012 Tallinna Kalev 19 (4)
2012–2014 Sillamäe Kalev 44 (19)
2014–2016 FCI Tallinn 60 (5)
2016–2017 Sillamäe Kalev 35 (5)
2017–2018 Minerva Punjab 18 (2)
2018–2020 East Bengal 48 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:38, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Aidara started his career with Wellington United of New Zealand and subsequently represented lower league German clubs namely Niendorfer TSV, USC Paloma, Lüneburger SK Hansa.[1][2]

In December 2011, Aidara signed for Estonian club JK Tallinna Kalev.[3] After having scored four goals for the club, he switched to JK Sillamäe Kalev of the same country on 31 July 2012.[4] In the 2013 season, he scored 17 goals in 34 matches. He moved to FCI Tallinn in the following year.[5] At the end of the year, he trialled with Vietnamese club Sông Lam Nghệ An.[6] In 2016, he returned to Sillamäe.[7]

Aidara switched clubs and countries on 4 October 2017 and signed for Indian club Minerva Punjab FC.[8] On 25 November, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Mohun Bagan.[9] On 11 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Chennai City.[10] Aidara won the 2017-18 I-League with Minerva Punjab F.C..

Aidara joined East Bengal FC for the 2018–19 season after the 2017-18 I-League season ended.

References
  1. "Kassim Aidara". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Minerva Punjab FC sign Dano, Aidara". Evening Standard. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "DELFI VIDEO: Tallinna Kalevi ründaja unistab Senegali koondisse pääsemisest [DELFI Video: The attacker of Tallinn Kalevi dreams of getting to Senegal]". Delfi. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "Kassim Aidara siirdus Sillamäele [Kassim Aidara moved to Sillamäe]" (in Estonian). Soccernet. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. "Estonian Cup: Levadia gets a free ride to semi-finals". Rumodispo. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "Asiatic trial also for Kassim Aidara". Rumodispo. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. "Kõhnemaks jäänud rahakotiga vutiklubid otsivad uusi mängijaid [The wicker clubs with a worse wallet are looking for new players]" (in Estonian). Pohjarannik. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. "Minerva Punjab FC sign Dano, Aidara". The Indian Express. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. "I-League 2017/18: Minerva Punjab 1–1 Mohun Bagan: Late equaliser stuns Mariners in season opener". Yahoo Sports. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. "I-League 2017: Minerva stage comeback to topple Chennai City". ANI News. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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