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Jimmy Kébé
Personal information
Full name Jimmy Boubou Kébé[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Height 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Lens (0)
2002–2006 Lens B 57 (5)
2006–2007 → Châteauroux (loan) 18 (2)
2007–2008 → Boulogne (loan) 16 (5)
2008– Reading 145 (23)
International career‡
2005–2009 Mali 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:45, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Jimmy Boubou Kébé (born 19 January 1984) is a France-born Malian footballer who plays for Reading F.C. as a winger.

Club career

Reading

On 16 January 2008, Kébé agreed to join Reading, but his then club US Boulogne initially refused to let him end his season-long loan early.[2] On 28 January 2008, Reading announced that Kébé had signed a 2½ year contract with them, moving for an undisclosed fee.[3]

He made his debut for Reading as a substitute, coming on for John Oster late into a 1–0 away defeat to Everton on 9 February 2008 and should have opened his Reading account minutes later.[4] He scored his first Reading goal in the 1–2 home defeat against Southampton on the 22 November 2008.[5] On the 6 December 2008 he was sent off for the first time in his Reading career for aiming an elbow towards Barnsley defender Dennis Souza.[6]

Kébé has since extended his contract until the summer of 2012.[7] 2010 saw an up-turn in Kébé's goal-scoring form, notching up 13 goals in the Championship in the 2010 calendar year.[8] On 21 August 2010, Kébé played his 100th game for Reading, appearing in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest at the Madejski Stadium.

The 2011-12 season saw a further development in Kebe's position at Reading, with a well-publicized dispute over his contract. Having shown himself to be one of Reading's key players in the 2010/11 Playoff push, the fans of the club were eager to see him sign a new long term contract to ward off interest from other clubs such as Leicester City[9] as his contract was at the time due to run out at the end of the 2011-12 season. However, fans grew anxious with Kebe's seeming reluctance to sign a new contract, an issue that divided fans due to his worse form than the previous season. However, it soon became clear that Kebe wanted to stay at the club, but was reluctant to sign a two year deal rather than the three year deal he wanted, a deal that Reading could not afford to pay, despite being willing to make him one of their highest earners[10]. This ongoing contract saga continued into the new year, with Reading manager Brian McDermott becoming increasingly resigned to the possibility of losing his prized winger[11]. On the 5 January 2012, it was confirmed that Reading had offered Kebe a new contract for the three years that he wanted.[12]. On January 24th 2012, Jimmy Kebe signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2014. He celebrated signing the new deal by changing his name by deed poll to Jimmy-LAD Kebe, and spending the afternoon running up and down Friar Street in nothing but his Reading shirt loudly broadcasting how he feared he would have been victimised for wearing socks and forced to live in a council house had he taken his football services to West Ham.

International career

He was part of the Mali football team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing top of Group A, but losing to Italy 1–0 (aet) in the next round.

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2012
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-Offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
Reading 2007–08 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
2008–09 41 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 44 2 2 1
2009–10 42 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 3 0
2010–11 36 9 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 42 9 6 0
2011–12 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 0 0
Total 145 23 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 159 25 11 1
Career Total 145 23 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 159 25 11 1

Statistics for English league and cup competitions only.

References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 9781845964740.
  2. ^ "Reading move for Malian". Sky Sports. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Kebe joins Royals from Lens". readingfc.co.uk. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Royals are unlucky to be beaten". readingfc.co.uk. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Royals taste defeat at home". readingfc.co.uk. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  6. ^ "10 man royals defeat Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Winger Kebe signs new Royals deal". BBC News. 13 December 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2270642,00.html
  9. ^ http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/story-13237459-detail/story.html
  10. ^ http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2103015_jimmy_kebe_breaks_his_reading_fc_contract_silence
  11. ^ http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2105790_kebe_set_to_leave_reading_fc_this_month
  12. ^ [Reading reiterate desire to keep winger Jimmy Kebe "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16574528.stm"]. BBC News. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); External link in |title= (help)
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