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Ousmane Dabo (born
8 February 1977 in
Laval, Mayenne) is a
French football midfielder who currently plays for
S.S. Lazio.
He has previously played for
Rennes,
Internazionale,
Vicenza,
Parma,
Monaco,
Atalanta,
Lazio and
Manchester City. He has represented
France three times at full international level.
His younger brother,
Moussa, is currently without a club and also plays as a midfielder.
Football career
Early career
Dabo started his career at Rennes, where he made his first team debut in the 1995-96 season.
Italy
In 1998 he and team-mate
Mikael Silvestre were signed by Inter Milan. Dabo wasn't a regular first team player for Inter, and a few months later he was loaned out to Vicenza, where he made 13
Serie A appearances. Dabo spent the following season at Parma under
Arrigo Sacchi, making sixteen appearances. In June 2000 he changed clubs again, returning to the French league with Monaco in an exchange deal involving
Sabri Lamouchi. Six months later he returned to Vicenza on loan, and in the close season made a permanent move to Atalanta. At the Bergamo club he secured regular first team football, and in 2003 he gained a call-up to the France national team for the
FIFA Confederations Cup, which Dabo described as "a surprise". In the 2003 close season, Dabo joined Lazio.
Manchester City
After interest from a variety of
Premier League clubs in 2006, Dabo joined Manchester City on a
Bosman transfer, signing a three year contract. Dabo cited a positive impression of the club arising from a
friendly match between Manchester City and Lazio at the
City of Manchester Stadium as one of his main reasons for joining Manchester City. His debut for the club came in the opening match of the season, a 3–0 Premier League defeat to
Chelsea. On his third City appearance he received a
red card for an aerial challenge with
Reading's
Steve Sidwell, and was suspended for three matches. However, a knee ligament injury sustained in training resulted in a much longer absence, and he didn't make another appearance until mid-December. He then had a run of thirteen consecutive appearances, but was sidelined by injury. Upon his return to fitness he struggled to regain his place in the team, making only one further appearance in the
2006-07 season.
On
1 May 2007, Dabo was reportedly assaulted by his team mate
Joey Barton at City's training ground. Dabo stated that he'd been hit several times, and had to go to hospital after suffering injuries to his head during the incident, including a suspected detached
retina. Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton, and as a result, on
16 May 2007, Barton was arrested and questioned by
Greater Manchester Police. Barton has since been bailed until July.
Return to Lazio
He was put on the transfer list by
Sven-Göran Eriksson along with team mates
Danny Mills and
Paul Dickov. Mills and Dickov both ended up going out on loans, but Dabo remained at the club. After just played the
League Cup game in
29 August,
2007, he finally re-signed for
S.S. Lazio on
30 January,
2008.
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