Sory Kaba (born 28 July 1995) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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, on loan from

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, and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Kaba moved to Spain at early age and joined Alcobendas CF's youth setup in September 2012. He made his senior debut during the 2013–14 season, helping in their promotion to

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. On 29 January 2016, Kaba joined

, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier. On 13 May of the following year he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Álex Fernández in a 1–0

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home loss against

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. Kaba scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against CF Reus Deportiu. On 29 July, after suffering relegation, he extended his contract for three years and was definitely promoted to the first team. On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Kaba signed with

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side

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having agreed a -year contract. The club paid a €4 million transfer fee to Elche triggering a release clause. On 5 July 2019,

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club

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announced that they had signed Kaba on a five-year contract. On 31 August 2021, Kaba moved to

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club

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on loan for the 2021–22 season. OH Leuven secured an option to sign him permanently. On 1 June it was confirmed that Kaba was returning to Midtjylland, as the Belgian club had decided not to exercise the option to buy the striker. On 31 January 2023, the last day of the winter transfer window, Kaba joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season. On 17 August 2023, Kaba officially joined

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club

for a reported fee of over €2 million, signing a four-year contract with the club. On 30 August of the following year, he returned to former side Elche on a one-year loan deal.

International career

Kaba was first called up for the Guinea national team on 25 September 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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. He made his full international debut on 7 October, replacing Demba Camara in the 4–1 loss. In January 2022, he was selected by selection Kaba Diawara to participate in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaba goal.''

Honours

FC Midtjylland *

: 2019–20

References

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