Modibo Maïga

Modibo Maïga

Maïga with Mali, March 2015
Personal information
Full name	Modibo Maïga
Date of birth	(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team	Al-Ittihad Kalba
Number	22
Youth career
	AS Bamako
2000–2002	Stade Malien
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Stade Malien	3	(1)
2004–2006	Raja Casablanca	47	(12)
2007–2010	Le Mans	88	(15)
2010–2012	Sochaux	59	(24)
2011	Sochaux B	1	(2)
2012–2015	West Ham United	34	(4)
2014	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	8	(1)
2014–2015	→ Metz (loan)	25	(9)
2015–2016	Al-Nassr	19	(5)
2016–	Al-Ittihad Kalba	12	(4)
National team‡
2007–	Mali	57	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:30, 20 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2016

Modibo Maïga (born 3 September 1987) is a Malian footballer who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al-Ittihad Kalba and the Mali national team. He has also played for Stade Malien, Raja Casablanca, Le Mans, Sochaux, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Metz. A full international for Mali since 2007, he was part of their squads at the four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, helping them to third place in the 2012 and 2013 editions.

Born in Bamako, Maïga began his career with Stade Malien in his home country aged 15 in 2003, later moving to Moroccan club Raja CA Casablanca where he spent his late teenage years, winning several competitions, including the Arab Champions League and the Moroccan League.

Maïga made a move to French Ligue 1 side Le Mans aged 20 in 2007. Playing alongside Gervinho and Stéphane Sessègnon, Maïga established himself in French football. Despite Le Mans' relegation to Ligue 2, Maïga scored 15 goals in 88 games. He signed a four-year contract in 2010 with Sochaux and took the number 15 shirt.