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James Léa Siliki
Léa Siliki with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name James-Edward Manfred Léa Siliki[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 95
Youth career
2002–2004 RC Gonesse
2004–2014 Paris Saint-Germain
2011–2014 Guingamp
2014–2017 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Guingamp B 3 (1)
2014–2020 Rennes B 56 (10)
2017–2022 Rennes 84 (3)
2021–2022 → Middlesbrough (loan) 11 (0)
2022– Estoril 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 France U19 3 (0)
2021– Cameroon 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

James-Edward Manfred Léa Siliki (born 12 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level.

Club career

Léa Siliki made his Ligue 1 debut with Rennes on 28 January 2017 against Nantes, replacing Aldo Kalulu after 78 minutes.[2]

On 31 August 2021, Léa Siliki joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[3] Having not played a single minute since the manager who had brought Léa Siliki to Teesside, Neil Warnock, had been replaced by Chris Wilder, the midfielder was told by Wilder that he could leave the club during the January transfer window.[4] His return to action came in February 2022, being replaced at half-time during a 3–2 defeat to struggling Barnsley.[5]

On 22 July 2022, Léa Siliki signed for Primeira Liga club Estoril on a three-year contract.[6]

International career

Léa Siliki is of Cameroonian descent.[7] He represented the France U19 in 2014. He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[8]

Personal life

In March 2022, Léa Siliki was subjected to racist abuse on Instagram after posting a celebration of Cameroon's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guingamp B 2013–14 CFA 2 3 1 — — — 3 1
Rennes B 2014–15 CFA 2 9 1 — — — 9 1
2015–16 CFA 2 20 2 — — — 20 2
2016–17 CFA 21 7 — — — 21 7
2017–18 National 2 1 1 — — — 1 1
2018–19 National 3 4 0 — — — 4 0
2019–20 National 3 0 0 — — — 0 0
2020–21 National 3 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 56 11 — — — 56 11
Rennes 2016–17 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 32 3 1 0 3 0 — 36 3
2018–19 Ligue 1 24 0 3 0 1 0 6[a] 0 34 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 20 0 5 1 0 0 4[b] 0 29 1
2020–21 Ligue 1 7 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 12 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 84 3 11 1 4 0 14 0 113 4
Middlesbrough (loan) 2021–22 EFL Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
Estoril 2022–23 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 154 15 11 1 4 0 14 0 183 16
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in Trophée des Champions and three in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Rennes

Cameroon

References

  1. ^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Rennes 1 - 1 FC Nantes" (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ "James Léa Siliki Arrives On Loan". www.mfc.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ Johns, Craig (15 January 2022). "What went wrong for James Lea Siliki at Middlesbrough, as midfielder told he can leave". TeessideLive. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Barnsley 3–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Estoril reforça meio-campo com camaronês Lea Siliki". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ "James Léa Siliki, une faim de lion". Ouest-France.fr.
  8. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  9. ^ Johns, Craig (31 March 2022). "Middlesbrough loanee James Lea Siliki subjected to vile racist abuse on Instagram". Teesside Live. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. ^ James Léa Siliki at Soccerway
  11. ^ AfricaNews (2022-02-06). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

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