Malik Buari

Malik Buari

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Fulham	3	(0)
2005–2006	Woking	7	(0)
2006–2007	New Zealand Knights	19	(2)
2007	St Albans City	13	(0)
2007–2008	Sutton United	4	(0)
2009–?	Chessington & Hook United[1]	41	(20)
International career
	England U15
	England U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malik Buari (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional football midfielder and left-sided defender. He has represented England in international youth squads.

Club career

Buari was formerly at Fulham, making his debut in the Premier League against Everton on 23 August 2003.[2] He failed to score in the five first team games he played for Fulham before moving to Woking on a free transfer.

New Zealand Knights

Buari was one of the many signings made by new coach Paul Nevin intended to help improve on the disastrous inaugural A-League season. Buari impressed in pre-season but he really made a name for himself in Round Two. The Knights had held Adelaide United at 0–0 for the whole match when in the 88th minute, Buari released a 25-metre thunderbolt which went straight into the top corner to win the game and also secure the Knights first home win ever.

International career

Buari made a handful of appearances for England under-15s and under-16s.[3]

References

1. First Team - Players & Coaches - Malik Buari Archived 31 January 2013 at archive.today Chessington & Hook United
2. "Rooney inspires Everton win". BBC. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. Brown, Michael (27 August 2006). "From Accra to Auckland to revitalise the Knights". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

External links

• Bio and photograph on a site about footballers from Ghana playing abroad