Jonas Salley
|
Adelaide United in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gyawe Jonas Salley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
White City (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Sirocco FC | ||
| 2001–2004 |
Séwé Sport | ||
| 2004–2005 |
Africa Sports National | ||
| 2006 | South Melbourne | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 |
New Zealand Knights | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 |
Sunshine George Cross | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 |
Adelaide United | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 |
Shaanxi Chanba | 56 | (1) |
| 2011 |
Chengdu Blades | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 |
Shanghai Shenxin | 28 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 |
Guizhou Renhe | 58 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 |
Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 35 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Qingdao Red Lions (assistant) | ||
| 2020– |
White City (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2016 | |||
Gyawe Jonas Salley (born 16 March 1982 in
Early life
Salley moved to Australia to escape from the civil and government problems of his home country in 2006.
Club career
He first played at Mill Park Soccer Club, where his outstanding performances were noticed within a very short time. He was eventually signed up to play with
He was then signed by A-League club New Zealand Knights in 2006. Salley was a fan favourite at the Knights for his high work rate and quality passes. Despite being injured for a large part of the season, he made a huge impact for the team on his return with his strength and fitness.
As the Knights folded at the end of the
On 13 March 2007, it was announced that Salley was signing for
He stated that he was ready to leave the club because of the lack of game time at Adelaide, during the 2008/2009 season:
"For me I need to move on," Salley told the
After many weeks of speculation the Ivorian born Salley, was released by the club on 20 January 2009. In March 2009, Salley signed with
Returning to Australia, Salley signed an emergency injury replacement deal on loan with A-League club
As Gold Coast struggled with injuries leading up to their game against
In January 2013, Salley signed with Chinese Super League club
In January 2015, Salley signed with
On February 18, 2017, Salley was forced into retirement due to a knee injury.[11]
Coaching career
On May 1, 2019, Salley was announced as an assistant coach to Adelaide United's sister club Qingdao Red Lions.[12]
Personal life
Salley became an Australian citizen in 2008. He married his sweetheart Azra in 2010. The couple are the parents of two girls – Nahla, 5, and Ayla, 2.[11]
Career statistics
(Correct as 22 October 2016)
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South Melbourne | 2006 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
New Zealand Knights
|
2006–07
|
10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sydney FC | 2006–07
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adelaide United | 2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Shaanxi Chanba
|
2009 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
Chengdu Blades
|
2011 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Gold Coast United
|
2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Shanghai Shenxin
|
2012 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
Guizhou Renhe
|
2013 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Nei Mongol Zhongyou
|
2015 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 302 | 6 | |||||||
1 – includes
2 – includes
Honours
- Guizhou Renhe
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- ^ Adelaide United Transfer – TWG Archived 17 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jonas Salley article – TWG Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Salley out of ACL Knockout Stage". Archived from the original on 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Salley: What Am I Here For? - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate football Website". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Salley signs with Chinese club Shaanxi Chanba | Australia/Asia News |…". www.tribalfootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Davutovic, David; Bernard, Grantley (22 November 2011). "Salley primed to face Victory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Jonas Salley Signs For Gold Coast United". FourFourTwoAustralia. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Youth answer United's crisis call". goldcoast.co.au. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ 中甲新军宣布落户呼和浩特 人和外援萨利将加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-01-05 Retrieved 2015-01-05
- ^ a b Migliaccio, Val (18 February 2017). "Adelaide United fan favourite Gyawe Jonas Salley forced into retirement through injury". The Advertiser. News Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Adelaidenow.com.au | Subscribe to The Advertiser for exclusive stories". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "足协杯-人和总分3–2恒大队史首夺冠 恒大三冠梦碎". Sports.sina.com.cn. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2019.