Sanaa Altama (born 23 July 1990) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he represented Chad at international level.

Career

Born in

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

, Altama began his career with hometown club

. He did not make a professional appearance for the senior team, but did play on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur, making over 40 appearances over two seasons before joining

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

in 2010. In June 2010, Altama signed a professional contract with Dijon. He made his professional debut on 19 October 2010 in a 4–0 victory over

Vannes Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

. Altama joined RWDM in the beginning of September 2018, but left the club again at the end of 2018.Le RWDM tient son premier transfert hivernal avec Bahnou Diarra
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* * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Lille Chadian men's footballers Chad men's international footballers French men's footballers Black French sportspeople Men's association football midfielders Dijon FCO players Royal Excel Mouscron players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC Petrolul Ploiești players CS Sedan Ardennes players LB Châteauroux players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Challenger Pro League players Liga I players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Chadian expatriate men's footballers Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen {{Chad-footy-bio-stub