Ousmane Dabo

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Personal information
Ousmane Dabo
Date of birth	8 February 1977
Place of birth	Laval, France
Height	1.85 m
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	5
Youth clubs
1982-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995	Forcé Stade Lavallois Rennes
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995-1998 1998-1999 1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2006 2006-	Rennes Inter Milan → Vicenza (loan) Parma Monaco Vicenza Atalanta Lazio Manchester City	40 (2) 13 (0) 13 (0) 16 (0) 16 (0) 17 (1) 52 (4) 79 (3) 3 (0)
National team**
2003	France	3 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:03, 8 October 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2006.

Ousmane Dabo (born 8 February 1977 in Laval) is a French football midfielder. After interest from a variety of premiership clubs in 2006 Dabo signed for Manchester City. He told the club's official website that:

I'm very happy because I had many offers from other clubs, but I chose Manchester City because it's a very big club with a big history. I played against City in a friendly here two years ago for Lazio, and when I saw how the fans were here, I was in love!. He also said that he really enjoyed being here then, and I was excited when the Club contacted me. I thought the stadium was beautiful as well.

Commenting on manager Stuart Pearce he said:

He was a famous player and I know a lot about him, but I spoke with him and I could tell that he wanted me to come here. He has seen me play and it was important for me to know that he was interested in me. Now I know that I have to prove my value to the team.

[edit] Teams and clubs

1995-1998: Rennes
1998-1999: Internazionale & Vicenza on loan
1999-2000: Internazionale & Parma
2000-2001: Monaco & Vicenza
2001-2003: Atalanta
2003-2004: Lazio co-ownership with Atalanta
2003-2006: Lazio
2006-present: Manchester City
France national football team
- 2003
- debut against Japan

[edit] External links

Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Isaksson \| 2 Richards \| 3 Thatcher \| 4 Jordan \| 5 Dabo \| 6 Reyna \| 7 Ireland \| 8 Barton \| 11 Vassell \| 12 Weaver \| 14 Dickov \| 15 Distin \| 16 Onuoha \| 17 Sun \| 18 D. Mills \| 20 Samaras \| 21 Hamann \| 22 Dunne \| 24 Beasley \| 25 Hart \| 26 M. Mills \| 27 Trabelsi \| 28 Sinclair \| 30 Corradi \| 33 Johnson \| 39 Laird \| 43 Miller \| Manager: Pearce