Sébastien Siani
Cameroonian footballer
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Sébastien Siani (born 21 December 1986) is a Cameroonian[2] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian National Division 1 club Knokke.
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Siani at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sébastien Clovis Siani | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:52, 19 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Club 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
Cameroon
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
