Fernander Kassaï (born 1 July 1987) is a Central African international

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who last played for Romanian club

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Career

Club

Born in

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, Kassaï has played in France for Le Mans B,

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and

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. In June 2015, Kassaï moved to

Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh () is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003. The club was also founding members of the top league an ...

on loan until the end of the 2015 season. In December 2015, following a successful loan period in

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sold Kassaï to

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. On 15 December 2019, Tobol announced that Kassaï had left the club at the end of his contract. In August 2020 he signed for

International

In January 2008 he was called up for a training camp with the French under-21

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team for a 4-day camp. Kassaï made his international debut for

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

in 2010, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

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1987 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Central African Republic men's footballers Central African Republic men's international footballers French men's futsal players SO Romorantin players FC Rouen players Le Mans FC players Grenoble Foot 38 players PFC Slavia Sofia players FC Tobol players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players Ligue 2 players Liga I players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Central African Republic expatriate men's footballers Central African Republic expatriates in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Central African Republic expatriates in Bulgaria Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Central African Republic expatriates in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania People from Bimbo 21st-century French sportsmen {{CentralAfricanRepublic-footy-bio-stub