Siaka Tiéné

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Siaka Tiéné
Tiené in 2009
Personal information
Full name Siaka Tiéné[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-22) 22 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Left-back
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 ASEC Mimosas
2003–2005 Mamelodi Sundowns 46 (14)
2005–2008 Saint-Étienne 21 (0)
2006–2007 → Stade Reims (loan) 18 (3)
2008–2010 Valenciennes 57 (2)
2010–2013 Paris Saint-Germain 54 (1)
2013–2015 Montpellier 44 (5)
Total 240 (25)
International career
2000–2015 Ivory Coast 96 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Siaka Tiéné (born 22 February 1982) is an Ivorian former professional

left-back. Having begun at ASEC Mimosas in his native Ivory Coast and Mamelodi Sundowns
in South Africa, he went on to spend most of his professional career in France.

He amassed 96 appearances scoring twice for the Ivory Coast national team and was part of the squads at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015) and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Tiéné started his career at homeland club

Mamelodi Sundowns
.

In the summer of 2005, he made the move to Europe to play for French Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne, where he stayed until October 2006. He joined Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims on loan after being unable to get a place in the Saint-Étienne midfield. He returned to Saint-Étienne during the summer of 2007.

In June 2010, Tiéné signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain, where he played for three years. He did not return to Paris after winning the Ligue 1 domestic title in 2012–13.

In June 2013, Tiéné signed a contract with Montpellier.[2] He was released in July 2015, having made 44 league appearances over the course of two seasons.

International career

Tiéné has had a distinguished international career with over 95

2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015
, helping them finish runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while captaining them to victory in 2015.

He was a member of the Ivorian squad for the

left-back instead of Arthur Boka in the first match at Group B in Cabinda on 11 January, a 0–0 draw against Burkina Faso
, and later in the competition.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2000 4 0
2001 8 0
2002 1 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 8 0
2006 2 0
2007 9 0
2008 10 0
2009 6 1
2010 12 1
2011 5 0
2012 12 0
2013 5 0
2014 4 0
2015 10 0
Total 96 2

International goals

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tiéné goal.
List of international goals scored by Siaka Tiéné
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2009
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
, Ivory Coast 		 Guinea 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15 January 2010 Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda, Angola  Ghana 2–0 3–1 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Ivory Coast

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). Confederation of African Football (CAF). Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Duncan flattered by Sunderland interest; Tiene joins Montpellier". soccernews.com. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ Siaka Tiéné at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Pitroipa named Player of Tournament". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

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