![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I started playing football at five years of age and was inspired by my brother Lamine, who was a really good player in Dakar, where I was br... When I was at Jarraff I had a lot of Swiss teams coming to watch me, but because I was under contract, I wasn´t allowed to leave that easily... After a short spell as a striker, the Neuchâtel coach put me back in midfield when I joined for my first full season of professional footbal... It was a big honour at that stage of my career to join Grasshoppers because they are a team that is known throughout Europe. Again, I was on... The World Cup in Korea and Japan was fantastic for me and everyone in Senegal. Although we´d reached the final of the African Cup of Nations... Having performed well in the games against Leeds, Lens decided to sign me in January 2002, and I continued my learning in the Champions Leag... Fulham was a fantastic move for me. Jean Tigana was the manager at the time, and there was a real French influence at the club which made it... ![]() |







