Sébastien Siani

Sébastien Siani (born 21 December 1986) is a Cameroonian[2] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian National Division 1 club Knokke.

Sébastien Siani
Siani at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Clovis Siani
Date of birth (1986-12-21) 21 December 1986
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Knokke
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2004 Kadji Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Union Douala 30 (6)
2006–2011 Anderlecht 3 (0)
2007 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 12 (1)
2008 → Union SG (loan) 34 (10)
2008–2010 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 53 (10)
2011–2013 RWDM Brussels 63 (19)
2013–2018 Oostende 167 (22)
2018 Antwerp 13 (1)
2018–2019 Al Jazira 22 (1)
2020 Ajman 7 (1)
2021– Knokke 7 (1)
International career‡
2015–2018 Cameroon 28 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2021

Career

Siani played four years for the Kadji Sports Academy, before transferring to Union Douala in July 2004.

Siani moved to Europe joining Anderlecht in July 2005 before leaving for Zulte-Waregem on a half-year loan a year later. In the 2007–08 season he played one season on loan at Union Saint-Gilloise.[3] One year later, he signed to Sint-Truiden on loan.[4]

On 11 July 2018, Al Jazira has signed Cameroonian midfielder Sébastien Siani for on seasons by buying the player's card from Royal Antwerp represent Al Jazira from the new season of the UAE Pro-League.[5]

In July 2021, after being a free agent for a year, Siani signed a two-year contract with Knokke.[6]

International career

Siani debuted for the Cameroon national football team in a friendly against Nigeria on 10 October 2015.[7]

Honours

Country

Cameroon

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2016Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon South Africa1–12–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.18 January 2017Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon Guinea-Bissau1–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations

References
  1. Sébastien Siani at Soccerway
  2. "Match Cameroun-Nigeria : Fai Collins et Sébastien Siani font leur entrée dans la tanière des Lions Indomptables". camerpost.com (in French). 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  3. "Siani prêté à l'Union Saint-Gilloise". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
  4. "Officiel : Siani prêté un an à Saint-Trond". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008.
  5. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". kooora.com (in Arabic). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. "Welkom Sebastien Siani!". Royal Knokke Football Club (in Flemish). 31 July 2021.
  7. "Nigeria vs. Cameroon - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  8. "Siani, Sébastien". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 December 2016.


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