Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Thomas Kabia | ||
Date of birth | (1969-05-26) 26 May 1969 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Oakham United | |||
1991–1993 | Lincoln City | 28 | (4) |
1992 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Valletta | ||
1995–1996 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
Cork City | (7) | ||
Galway United | (1) | ||
Waterford United | |||
Kilkenny City | |||
Cobh Ramblers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jason Thomas Kabia (born 26 May 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kabia played non-league football with Oakham United, before spending two seasons in the Football League with Lincoln City, making a total of 28 league appearances. While at Lincoln, Kabia also spent a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers, making five league appearances. Kabia later played in Malta for Valletta, in English non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity, and in the Republic of Ireland for a number of clubs including Cork City, Galway United, Waterford United, Kilkenny City. In July 2001 he moved to Cobh Ramblers.
Personal life
He is the father of Jaze Kabia, who is also a professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.
References
- "Three classic Hibs-Valletta clashes recalled as title showdown looms". Times of Malta. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- Desmond, Gerry (26 January 2003). "Hot seat statistics". City Edition, Cork City FC Official Matchday Programme. 19 (18). Cork, Ireland: Cork City FC: 8.
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- "LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 – 1986/87 & 1988/89 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 – 1997/98 & 2003/04 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Kevin Azzopardi (21 May 2009). "Three classic Hibs-Valletta clashes recalled as title showdown looms". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 1: Stanley work hard". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 11 December 1995. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Noel Spillane (9 March 1998). "Cork click into gear at last and drive into semis". The Examiner. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "Collins back in Drogheda talks". Irish Independent. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- Taylor, Kevin (21 February 2020). "Shelbourne's Kabia grateful for for[sic] family backing". DublinLive. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Kilkenny City A.F.C. players
- Cobh Ramblers F.C. players
- Oakham United F.C. (Nottinghamshire) players
- English Football League players
- Maltese Premier League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriates in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- English expatriates in Ireland
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland