Siaka Tiéné

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Siaka Tiéné
Personal information
Date of birth February 22, 1982 (1982-02-22) (age 26)
Place of birth    Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club AS Saint-Étienne
Number 15
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2003
2003-2005
2005-present
2006-2007
 ASEC Mimosas
Mamelodi Sundowns
AS Saint-Étienne
→Stade Reims (loan)
46 (14)
24 (0)
18 (3)   
National team2
2005-present Cote d'Ivoire 5 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 28 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 March 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

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

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.

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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