Siaka Tiéné

Football player infobox
playername= Siaka Tiéné
fullname =
nickname = Chico
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|2|22
cityofbirth = Abidjan
countryofbirth = Cote d'Ivoire
height = height|m=1.76
currentclub = Valenciennes FC
clubnumber = 15
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2003 2003-2005 2005-2008 2006-2007 2008-
clubs = ASEC Mimosas Mamelodi Sundowns AS Saint-Étienne
→Stade Reims (loan) Valenciennes FC
caps(goals) =
46 (14)
24 (0)
18 (3) 0 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-present
nationalteam = Cote d'Ivoire
nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (?)
pcupdate = 28 May 2008
ntupdate = 22 August 2008

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.

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=1791 Career history] at National Football Teams
*fr icon [http://www.asse.fr/Asseequipes/fiche_joueur.asp?id=48696 Club profile]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur15961.html L'Equipe profile]

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=