Steve Kabba
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| Steve Kabba | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Kabba | |
| Date of birth | 7 March 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Watford | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2002 2000 2002 2002 2002–2007 2007– |
Crystal Palace → Southend United (loan) → Luton Town (loan) → Grimsby Town (loan) Sheffield United Watford |
10 (1) 0 (0) 3 (0) 13 (6) 78 (18) 25 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen "Steve" Kabba (born 7 March 1981 in Lambeth) is an English professional football player of Sierra Leonean origin. He currently plays for Watford. He plays as a striker.
[edit] Career
Kabba started his career at Crystal Palace but struggled to get into the team, making just 11 appearances in 4 seasons and scoring 1 goal. He was loaned out to Luton Town in 2001–02 making 3 appearances as a substitute but it was during another loan spell at Grimsby Town the following season that he finally made his mark with 6 goals in 14 games.
In November 2002, shortly after his loan spell finished, Kabba joined Sheffield United for £250,000. In his first season his 11 goals in 33 games assisted the team in reaching two domestic cup semi-finals and the Division One play-off final.
After this successful first season his career was interrupted by a sequence of leg injuries allowing him just one appearance as a substitute in over a year. He returned to fitness at the end of 2004–05 Championship season.
On December 22, 2006, Kabba was placed on the transfer list along with 7 other players.[1] He joined Watford for an initial fee of £500,000 (which is expected to rise to £750,000) on 26 January 2007, after signing a two and a half year contract.[2] He never started a Premiership games for the Blades, his last appearance being as a substitute against West Ham United in November 2006.
On January 31, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Watford against Manchester United.[3]
On 2 February 2008 Kabba scored his first goal in nearly two years in a 3–0 league win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
[edit] References and Notes
- ^ Warnock: Suitors will be after eight (accessed 24 December 2006)
- ^ Watford land Blades striker Kabba
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Steve Kabba profile at watfordfc.co.uk
- Steve Kabba career stats at Soccerbase
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Steven Kabba |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steve Kabba |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 March 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lambeth |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
