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Kébé recently won player of the month for the month of February 2010 as voted for by the fans of Reading Football Club. |
Kébé recently won player of the month for the month of February 2010 as voted for by the fans of Reading Football Club. The deciding vote was believed to have been cast by Burghfield born engineering layabout Nathan George, who cited Jimmy's tennacity, spirit, and flair as the contributing fators behind his decision. |
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Having been slated by many Reading fans, Jimmy responded by superbly scoring at the home FA cup tie vs West Brom in 2010, scoring the fastest FA cup proper goal ever in 7 seconds. |
Having been slated by many Reading fans, Jimmy responded by superbly scoring at the home FA cup tie vs West Brom in 2010, scoring the fastest FA cup proper goal ever in 7 seconds. |
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Jimmy Kebe also received great praise for his work on the [[Millau Viaduct]] over the River Tarn in France, where he worked as principle structural engineer alongside chief architect, [[Norman Foster (architect)|Norman Foster]]. Jimmy also provided the voice over for the Why Bird, a character on the popular children's television series, [[Playdays]]. At Chrismas Jimmy plays the Saxophone outside of the Broad Street Branch of John Lewis in Reading town centre. He can often be heard playing the tune of Playdays to the public. |
Jimmy Kebe also received great praise for his work on the [[Millau Viaduct]] over the River Tarn in France, where he worked as principle structural engineer alongside chief architect, [[Norman Foster (architect)|Norman Foster]]. Jimmy also provided the voice over for the Why Bird, a character on the popular children's television series, [[Playdays]]. At Chrismas Jimmy plays the Saxophone outside of the Broad Street Branch of John Lewis in Reading town centre. He can often be heard playing the tune of Playdays to the public. |
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===Inspirational Achievements=== |
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Jimmy Kebe can run the 100m sprint in 7.43 seconds, which is his personal best. Jimmy Kebe did indeed make Victor Meldrew believe it. Jimmy Kebe can sneeze with his eyes open, a fact disputed by wide-nosed former Reading mis-fit Brendan Rodgers. Jimmy Kebe can lick his own elbow. Jimmy Kebe is named after curly haired run-alot midfielder Jimmy Bullard, a fact which the latter has admitted fills him with pride. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 10:33, 16 September 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jimmy Boupou Kébé | ||
Height | 6 ft 1½ in (1.87 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger/Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2008 | Lens | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2007–2008 | → Boulogne (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2008– | Reading | 93 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2006– | Mali | 8 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 11 September 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 27 February 2010 (UTC) |
Jimmy Kébé (born 19 January 1984 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a France-born Malian football winger. He currently plays for Reading in the Npower Championship. His fellow Reading teammates have labelled him as "lightning quick, elegant and tall" and "positive and very fast."[1]
Club career
Reading
After beginning his career with Burghfield Boys FC as a teenager, on 16 January 2008, Kébé agreed to join Reading, but his then club US Boulogne initially refused to let him end his season-long loan early.[2] On 28 January 2008, Reading announced that Kébé had signed a 2½ year contract with them, moving for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for Reading as a substitute, coming on for John Oster late into a 1-0 away defeat to Everton on 9 February 2008.[4] He scored his first Reading goal in the 1-2 home defeat against Southampton on the 22nd of November 2008.[5] On the 6th of December 2008 he got sent off for the first time in his Reading career for aiming an elbow towards Barnsley defender Dennis Souza.[6]
Kébé recently won player of the month for the month of February 2010 as voted for by the fans of Reading Football Club. The deciding vote was believed to have been cast by Burghfield born engineering layabout Nathan George, who cited Jimmy's tennacity, spirit, and flair as the contributing fators behind his decision.
Having been slated by many Reading fans, Jimmy responded by superbly scoring at the home FA cup tie vs West Brom in 2010, scoring the fastest FA cup proper goal ever in 7 seconds.
Kébé became a cult figure for many Reading fans during the latter half of the 2009/10 campaign as a result of a spectacular turnaround in form leading to Jimmy terrorising defences with his pace and newly found eye for goal. On 21 August 2010, Kebe played his 100th game for Reading, appearing in the 1-1 Championship draw with Nottingham Forest at the Madejski Stadium.
International career
He was part of the Mali team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of Group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
Other Work
Jimmy Kebe also received great praise for his work on the Millau Viaduct over the River Tarn in France, where he worked as principle structural engineer alongside chief architect, Norman Foster. Jimmy also provided the voice over for the Why Bird, a character on the popular children's television series, Playdays. At Chrismas Jimmy plays the Saxophone outside of the Broad Street Branch of John Lewis in Reading town centre. He can often be heard playing the tune of Playdays to the public.
Inspirational Achievements
Jimmy Kebe can run the 100m sprint in 7.43 seconds, which is his personal best. Jimmy Kebe did indeed make Victor Meldrew believe it. Jimmy Kebe can sneeze with his eyes open, a fact disputed by wide-nosed former Reading mis-fit Brendan Rodgers. Jimmy Kebe can lick his own elbow. Jimmy Kebe is named after curly haired run-alot midfielder Jimmy Bullard, a fact which the latter has admitted fills him with pride.
References
- ^ "Harper - Kebe's our Henry". Sky Sports. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Reading move for Malian". Sky Sports. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Kebe joins Royals from Lens". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Royals are unlucky to be beaten". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Royals taste defeat at home". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "10 man royals defeat Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
External links
- Jimmy Kébé profile at readingfc.co.uk
- Jimmy Kébé at Soccerbase
- FrenchLeague.com profile
- national-football-teams.com
- Jimmy Kébé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Vitry-sur-Seine
- Malian footballers
- Mali international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Mali
- French people of Malian descent
- RC Lens players
- LB Châteauroux players
- US Boulogne players
- Reading F.C. players
- Ligue 2 players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Malian football biography stubs