Jimmy 'Lightning' Kébé (born 19 January 1984 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a France-born Malian football winger. He currently plays for Reading in the Coca Cola Championship. His fellow Reading teammates have labeled him as "lightning quick, elegant and tall" and "positive and very fast." [1]
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* 1 Club career
* 2 International career
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Club career
On 16 January 2008, Kébé agreed to join Reading, but his then club US Boulogne initially refused to let him end his season-long loan early.[2] On 28 January 2008, Reading announced that Kébé had signed a 2½ year contract with them, moving for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for Reading as a substitute, coming on for John Oster late into a 1-0 away defeat to Everton on 9 February 2008.[4] He scored his first Reading goal in the 1-2 home defeat against Southampton on the 22nd of November 2008.[5]. On the 6th of December 2008 he got sent off for the first time in his Reading career for aiming an elbow towards Barnsley defender Dennis Souza.[6].
Kebe recently won player of the month for the month of February 2010 as voted for by the fans of Reading Football Club.
Most NASA scientists have said that the surface of the Sun is too hot for any man to touch. Kebe defied gravity by traveling through the Earth's atmosphere towards the Sun at a faster speed than the speed of light itself. He then landed on the surface of the sun and ran the circumference of it screaming "Nothing is a match for the Kebe!"
Having been slated by many Reading fans, Jimmy responded by superbly scoring at the home FA cup tie vs West Brom in 2010, scoring the fastest FA cup proper goal ever in 7seconds, which is coincidentally Jimmy's average 100m sprint time. From then on Kebe has shown incredible tekkers to help push Reading in a late surge for a promotion place.
Kebe (who is a legend) became a cult figure for many Reading fans during the latter half of the 2009/10 campaign as a result of a spectacular turnaround in form leading to Jimmy terrorising defences with his pace and newly found eye for goal. Always an enigmatic figure, a mythology has grown around 'The Kebe', with many Berkshire residents planning to claim Kebeism as their religion for the purposes of the 2011 census of England and Wales. On the 25th March 2010, in an interview with GMTV's Ben Shepherd, Jimmy divulged that he planned to run for election in his native Mali, under the slogan 'the future's bright, the future's blue and white, the future's Kebe'. Royals maybe concerned as the election campaign may prevent Kebe from attending the clubs pre-season tour of Swindon.
Kebe's favourite words are 'huuw' 'eurgh' and 'meh'.
[edit] International career
He was part of the Mali team in the 2004 Summer Olympics 100m relay, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of Group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
[edit] References
1. ^ "Harper - Kebe's our Henry". Sky Sports. 2008-02-12. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...137513,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
2. ^ "Reading move for Malian". Sky Sports. 2008-01-17. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...052989,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
3. ^ "Kebe joins Royals from Lens". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-01-28. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk...224989,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
4. ^ "Royals are unlucky to be beaten". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-02-09.
5. ^ "Royals taste defeat at home". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Matc...~44613,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
6. ^ "10 man royals defeat Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Matc...~44305,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Club career
* 2 International career
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Club career
On 16 January 2008, Kébé agreed to join Reading, but his then club US Boulogne initially refused to let him end his season-long loan early.[2] On 28 January 2008, Reading announced that Kébé had signed a 2½ year contract with them, moving for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for Reading as a substitute, coming on for John Oster late into a 1-0 away defeat to Everton on 9 February 2008.[4] He scored his first Reading goal in the 1-2 home defeat against Southampton on the 22nd of November 2008.[5]. On the 6th of December 2008 he got sent off for the first time in his Reading career for aiming an elbow towards Barnsley defender Dennis Souza.[6].
Kebe recently won player of the month for the month of February 2010 as voted for by the fans of Reading Football Club.
Most NASA scientists have said that the surface of the Sun is too hot for any man to touch. Kebe defied gravity by traveling through the Earth's atmosphere towards the Sun at a faster speed than the speed of light itself. He then landed on the surface of the sun and ran the circumference of it screaming "Nothing is a match for the Kebe!"
Having been slated by many Reading fans, Jimmy responded by superbly scoring at the home FA cup tie vs West Brom in 2010, scoring the fastest FA cup proper goal ever in 7seconds, which is coincidentally Jimmy's average 100m sprint time. From then on Kebe has shown incredible tekkers to help push Reading in a late surge for a promotion place.
Kebe (who is a legend) became a cult figure for many Reading fans during the latter half of the 2009/10 campaign as a result of a spectacular turnaround in form leading to Jimmy terrorising defences with his pace and newly found eye for goal. Always an enigmatic figure, a mythology has grown around 'The Kebe', with many Berkshire residents planning to claim Kebeism as their religion for the purposes of the 2011 census of England and Wales. On the 25th March 2010, in an interview with GMTV's Ben Shepherd, Jimmy divulged that he planned to run for election in his native Mali, under the slogan 'the future's bright, the future's blue and white, the future's Kebe'. Royals maybe concerned as the election campaign may prevent Kebe from attending the clubs pre-season tour of Swindon.
Kebe's favourite words are 'huuw' 'eurgh' and 'meh'.
[edit] International career
He was part of the Mali team in the 2004 Summer Olympics 100m relay, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of Group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
[edit] References
1. ^ "Harper - Kebe's our Henry". Sky Sports. 2008-02-12. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...137513,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
2. ^ "Reading move for Malian". Sky Sports. 2008-01-17. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...052989,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
3. ^ "Kebe joins Royals from Lens". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-01-28. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk...224989,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
4. ^ "Royals are unlucky to be beaten". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-02-09.
5. ^ "Royals taste defeat at home". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Matc...~44613,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
6. ^ "10 man royals defeat Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-11-22. http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Matc...~44305,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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