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Amara Diane

He is an Ivorian football player. He plays as a striker.

Amara Diané (born August 19, 1982 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football striker who plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Côte d'Ivoire national team.
He is thought to be one of the hottest prospects in Ivory Coast football today, having been dubbed 'The New Drogba'.
At the start of his career Amara trained at the famous youth academy at Ivory Coast club ASEC Abidjan, before moving to the Parisian suburbs, where he joined French Club FC Mantes. Following his spell here, he moved to French fifth-tier club Roye in December 2000. In the 2002/3003 season, he found his feet, scored 26 goals in 34 games, and earning a transfer to Ligue 2 club Reims. After another fine season he was signed by Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg. Another impressive season for the young striker followed, and after the eventual relegation of Strasbourg at the end of the season, he was linked with a number of clubs such as Lyon, Marseille, Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma, Werder Bremen, AS Monaco, RC Lens, FC Porto, Saint-Étienne and Paris Saint-Germain. Eventually, PSG paid £2,300,000 for his services, signing him on a 4 year deal.
He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for their friendly against Senegal on 18 August 2006. However, due to a groin injury he missed out on playing, also missing the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon where the Elephants won 5-0, with Arouna Koné scoring a hat trick.
He was again called up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden on 15 November 2006, along with fellow PSG player and former Cote d'Ivoire captain Bonaventure Kalou. However, he was an unused substitute in the game.
In March 2007 he was one of four players to receive a late call-up for the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar in Antananarivo, due to injuries to other members of the squad. Amara made his presence felt in the tie against Madagascar with the third goal, and his first for the Elephants, in the teams 3-0 victory.

Paris SG
19 August 1982
Source: Wikipedia