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Siaka Tiéné (born 22 February 1982) is an Ivorian former professional
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who primarily played as a
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. Having begun at
ASEC Mimosas The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian Association football, football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas A ...
in his native Ivory Coast and
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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
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tournaments (
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,
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, and
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) and at the
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.


Club career

Tiéné started his career at homeland club
ASEC Abidjan The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas Abidjan'' and ''ASEC Abidjan'', especi ...
, where he came through the famed youth academy that has produced many of the Ivory Coast national team of today, before he eventually moved abroad to play in the South African
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for
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. In the summer of 2005, he made the move to Europe to play for French
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club
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, where he stayed until October 2006. He joined
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side
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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
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, where he played for three years. He did not return to
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after winning the Ligue 1 domestic title in
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. In June 2013, Tiéné signed a contract with
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. 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
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for the
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
, representing the team at the
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and at seven
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in
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,
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,
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
,
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
,
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
and
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, 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
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tournament in Egypt, where the Elephants reached the final. Tiéné was the only player in the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations team not to make it into the
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squad. He was called up for the Ivory Coast's
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campaign in Angola. He was head coach
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's first-choice
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instead of
Arthur Boka Etienne Arthur Boka (born 2 April 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a left back for the Ivory Coast national team. At club level, he plays for Atlético de Marbella in the seventh-tier Primera Andaluza. He was ...
in the first match at Group B in Cabinda on 11 January, a 0–0 draw against
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
, and later in the competition.


Career statistics


International


International goals

:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tiéné goal''.


Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *
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:
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Ivory Coast *
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:
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See also

*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiene, Siaka 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Abidjan Ivorian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Ivory Coast international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players FIFA Century Club Ligue 1 players AS Saint-Étienne players Stade de Reims players Valenciennes FC players Montpellier HSC players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players ASEC Mimosas players Ivorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa