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

Malik Buari
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 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

Club career

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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