Habib Bamogo

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Habib Bamogo
Personal information
Full name	Habib Bamogo
Date of birth	May 8, 1982 (1982-05-08) (age 26)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	OGC Nice
Number	20
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2004–2007 2005–2006 2007 2007–	Montpellier HSC Marseille → FC Nantes (loan) → Celta Vigo (loan) OGC Nice	91 (22) 45 (8) 31 (4) 15 (2) 11 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 25, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Habib Bamogo (born 8 May 1982) is a French professional footballer currently playing for French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

Bamogo started his career at Ligue 2 side Montpellier HSC. He played at the club for three seasons, in his third scoring 16 times in 38 appearances to earn himself a move to Ligue 1 giants Marseille. He played with the first team in the 2004/05 season, scoring five goals in 30 appearances, before going on loan to fellow top flight side FC Nantes for the following campaign. For the first half of the 2006/07 season he moved on loan to Spanish La Liga outfit Celta Vigo, before returning in January to again play for his parent club. In August 2007, he was once again sent on loan to another French top flight side, this time local rivals OGC Nice.

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• (French) Habib Bamogo French league stats at lfp.fr
• Profile
• Profile on Sky Sports

v • d • e OGC Nice – current squad 2 Barul • 3 Yahia • 4 Hognon • 5 Kanté • 6 Echouafni • 7 Asamoah • 8 Hellebuyck • 9 Laslandes • 11 Job • 12 Koné • 14 Balmont • 15 Modeste • 16 Letizi • 17 Traoré • 18 Gace • 19 Ozokwo • 20 Bamogo • 21 Yahaya • 22 Larbi • 23 Diakité • 24 Cid • 25 Apam • 26 Rool • 28 Scaramozzino • 27 Jeunechamp • 29 Buscher • 30 Moreau • 31 Padovani • -- Rémy • Manager: Antonetti

Bamogo is now on trial at English Championship side Southampton trying to earn a permanent contract.