Ahmed Kantari (born 28 June 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level. He is the manager of Championnat National club Valenciennes.

Ahmed Kantari
Kantari in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Blois, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Valenciennes (manager)
Youth career
Blois Football 41
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2006–2008 Strasbourg 8 (0)
2007–2008Brest (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2013 Brest 134 (4)
2013–2015 Lens 59 (2)
2015 Toronto FC 12 (0)
2016–2019 Valenciennes 40 (0)
Total 270 (6)
International career
2005–2006 Morocco U20 1 (0)
2005–2014 Morocco 16 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Valenciennes (assistant)
2020 Nottingham Forest (assistant)
2020–2021 Al Duhail (assistant)
2021–2022 Valenciennes (assistant)
2022–2023 Valenciennes B
2023– Valenciennes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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After a ten-year career playing in France with various clubs, Kantari signed with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.[1]

He was released by Toronto on 13 January 2016.[2]

In late January 2019, at the age of 33, Kantari ended his professional career.[3]

International career

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Kantari played for Morocco participating in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

References

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  1. ^ "TFC adds Moroccan international Kantari". TSN. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC waives Moroccan defender Kantari – Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ Gotte, Richard (28 January 2019). "VAFC : Ahmed Kantari met un terme à sa carrière de joueur" [VAFC: Ahmed Kantari ends his playing career]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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