Siaka Tiéné

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Siaka Tiéné
Personal information
Full name	Siaka Chico Tiéné
Date of birth	February 22, 1982 (1982-02-22) (age 27)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valenciennes FC
Number	15
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2003 2003-2005 2005-2008 2006-2007 2008-	ASEC Mimosas Mamelodi Sundowns AS Saint-Étienne →Stade Reims (loan) Valenciennes FC	46 (14) 24 (0) 18 (3) 28 (1)
National team2
2005-present	Cote d'Ivoire	40 (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 April 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Siaka Tiéné (born February 22, 1982 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football midfielder who currently plays for French club Valenciennes FC. He is a holding midfielder or winger.

[edit] Career

He started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, where he came through the famed youth academy that has produced so many of the Côte d'Ivoire national team of today, before he eventually moved abroad to play in South Africa for Mamelodi Sundowns. In the summer of 2005 he made the move to Europe to play for French Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne, staying there until October 2006. He joined Ligue 2 side Stade Reims on loan after being unable to get a place in the AS Saint-Étienne midfield. He returned to Saint-Étienne during the summer of 2007.

[edit] International career

Tiéné has also played a part in the international scene for Côte d'Ivoire. He was a member of the Ivorian squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, where the Elephants reached the final. Tiéné was in the starting line-up for the final, but the team were eventually overcome by hosts Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out. Tiéné was the only player in the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations team not to make it into the 2006 World Cup squad. He was replaced by Abdul Kader Keïta who plays for Ligue 1 club OSC Lille. His latest international call-up was for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar, where he started the match on the left wing. The Elephants won the game 3-0, with goals from Steve Gohouri, Aruna Dindane and Amara Diané.

[edit] External links

• L'Equipe profile

v • d • e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Barry • 2 Djakpa • 3 Boka • 4 K. Touré • 5 Zokora • 6 Gohouri • 7 Faé • 8 S.Kalou • 9 A. Koné • 10 Gervinho • 11 Drogba • 12 Méïté • 13 Romaric • 14 B. Koné • 15 Dindane • 16 Loboué • 17 Tiéné • 18 Keïta • 19 Y. Touré • 20 Sanogo • 21 Eboué • 22 Zoro • 23 T. Koné • Coach: Gili

v • d • e Valenciennes FC – current squad 1 Penneteau · 2 Ducourtioux · 3 Abardonado · 4 Baldé · 5 Schmitz · 6 Biševac · 7 Audel · 8 Danic · 9 Šebo · 10 Ben Khalfallah · 11 Pieroni · 12 Gomis · 13 M.Traoré · 14 Kadir · 15 Tiéné · 16 Leca · 17 Sánchez · 18 Bangoura · 19 Nam · 20 D.Traoré · 21 Martínez · 22 Lacourt · 23 Saez · 24 Bong · 25 Mater · 26 Cohade · 27 Samassa · 28 Pujol · 30 N'dy Assembe · 40 Wimbée · Manager: Montanier

Persondata
NAME	Siaka Tiéné
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Ivorian football midfielder
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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