Gabriel Zakuani
Zakuani playing for Peterborough United in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gabriel Abdala Zakuani | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Leyton Orient | 87 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Stoke City (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Peterborough United | 148 | (4) |
| 2014 | Kalloni | 15 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Peterborough United | 45 | (4) |
| 2016– | Northampton Town | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | DR Congo | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:33, 13 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:50, 10 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Gabriel Abdala Zakuani (born 31 May 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.
Zakuani began his career with Leyton Orient and was a vital member of the side which gained promotion in 2005–06 and also knocked Premier League side Fulham out of the FA Cup. He was signed by Fulham in August 2006 but failed to make an impact at Craven Cottage and he spent half the 2006–07 season and the whole of the 2007–08 season on loan at Stoke City with whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League.
He signed for Peterborough United in 2008–09 initially on loan before making the move permanent. With the "Posh" Zakuani gained promotion in 2008–09 but were then relegated in 2009–10. They gained an instant return by beating Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the 2011 League One play-off final. After spending two season in the Championship Peterborough suffered relegation at the end of the 2012–13 season. In January 2014 Zakuani decided to join Superleague Greece side Kalloni. However he returned to Peterborough in June 2014.
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