Sébastien Siani

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 (age 38)
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 Winner 2017 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

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

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

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2017

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.^[8]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 March 2016	Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon	South Africa	1–1	2–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	18 January 2017	Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon	Guinea-Bissau	1–1	2–1	2017 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.