Malik Buari | |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1984 |
Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
Position: | Defender, midfielder |
Years1: | 2003–2005 |
Years2: | 2005–2006 |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Years4: | 2007 |
Years5: | 2007–2008 |
Years6: | 2009–? |
Clubs1: | Fulham |
Clubs2: | Woking |
Clubs3: | New Zealand Knights |
Clubs4: | St Albans City |
Clubs5: | Sutton United |
Clubs6: | Chessington & Hook United[1] |
Caps1: | 3 |
Caps2: | 7 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Caps4: | 13 |
Caps5: | 4 |
Caps6: | 41 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 20 |
Nationalteam1: | England U15 |
Nationalteam2: | England U16 |
Malik Buari (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional football midfielder and left-sided defender. He has represented England in international youth squads.
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.
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.
Buari made a handful of appearances for England under-15s and under-16s.[3]