Kassim Aidara (born 12 May 1987) is a Senegalese-French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Concordia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Wellington United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Niendorfer TSV | ||
| 2009–2010 | USC Paloma | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lüneburger SK Hansa | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tallinna Kalev | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Sillamäe Kalev | 44 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | FCI Tallinn | 60 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Sillamäe Kalev | 35 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Minerva Punjab | 18 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | East Bengal | 32 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aidara started his career with Wellington United of New Zealand and subsequently represented lower league German clubs namely Niendorfer TSV, USC Paloma, Lüneburger SK Hansa.[1][2]
In December 2011, Aidara signed for Estonian club JK Tallinna Kalev.[3] After having scored four goals for the club, he switched to JK Sillamäe Kalev of the same country on 31 July 2012.[4] In the 2013 season, he scored 17 goals in 34 matches. He moved to FCI Tallinn in the following year.[5] At the end of the year, he trialled with Vietnamese club Sông Lam Nghệ An.[6] In 2016, he returned to Sillamäe.[7]
Aidara switched clubs and countries on 4 October 2017 and signed for Indian I-League side Minerva Punjab.[8] On 25 November, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Mohun Bagan.[9] On 11 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Chennai City.[10] Aidara won the 2017–18 I-League with Minerva Punjab.
Aidara joined East Bengal FC for the 2018–19 season after the 2017–18 I-League season ended.
He is the elder brother of Mohamed Aidara who also is a footballer.[11]