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Moustapha Salifou
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Salifou
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 17
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:52, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Moustapha Salifou (born 1 June 1983 in Lomé), is a Togolese football midfielder, who currently plays for Aston Villa.

Career

Club career

The midfielder had fleeting stints with Swiss side FC Wil, French team Stade Brest 29 and German team Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, prior to moving to England. On August 31 2007, Salifou signed a one-year deal with Aston Villa, joining for a nominal fee after a successful trial. Martin O'Neill commented that "He has great determination to succeed at this level and may well prove to be an excellent asset".[1] .Salifou encountered problems acquiring a work permit though, and was forced to train with his old club in Switzerland.

It was reported on September 25, 2007 that the work permit had been granted and that Salifou was to join up with the squad within a week[2], however, he did not join up with his new club until October 18, 2007.[3] Salifou made his debut for Aston Villa Reserves on 22 October 2007 creating two of the goals in a 6–0 win over Chelsea reserves. Salifou made his debut for the first team on 12 January 2008 - coming on amidst terrific cheers from the Aston Villa crowd - as a 90th minute substitute in a 3–1 win against Reading. Despite not having played a game, his name was chanted loudly to the tune of Daddy Cool by the Holte End. He was later rewarded with a one-year extension to his contract - his deal now runs until June 2011.[4] Salifou made his second appearance for the club on the 15 March 2008, coming on as a late substitute in the 2-0 away defeat at Portsmouth, as well as appearing in the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United. On the 6th November 2008, Martin O'Neill decided to change his starting eleven for Villa's UEFA Cup match against Slavia Prague. Salifou started and played the full ninety minutes, earning enthusiastic praise from Stan Collymore in the studio, who was referenced as chanting "go on my son!".

International career

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He played in all three of Togo's group games in that World Cup against South Korea, Switzerland and France.[5]

The midfielder earned glowing reports after a positive performance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this alerted the attention of many French league clubs, and prompted the nickname the 'Togolese Zidane' or 'the great of the figure of eight' from his compatriot Emmanuel Adebayor, due to Salifou's playmaking nature.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa complete Salifou move". BBC. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ "Villa sigining Salifou gets permit". BBC. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ "Salifou finally arrives at Villa". BBC. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  4. ^ "Salifou Contract Extension". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  5. ^ "Villa take Salifou". Ireland On-line. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  6. ^ "Not Zizou- I'm Salifou". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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