Sekou Oliseh

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Sekou Oliseh
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Oliseh playing for CSKA Moscow in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sekou Jabateh Oliseh
Date of birth (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Ebedei
2006–2008 Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Midtjylland 5 (0)
2009 → CSKA Moscow (loan) 5 (1)
2010–2015 CSKA Moscow 65 (3)
2013–2014 → PAOK (loan) 23 (4)
2014–2015 → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 12 (4)
2015 Al-Gharafa 0 (0)
2016 Astra Giurgiu 0 (0)
2016 Dalian Yifang 10 (0)
2020 LISCR 2 (0)
International career
2010–2014 Liberia [1] 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:41, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 5 June 1990) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

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Early and personal life

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Oliseh was adopted by Nigerian former professional footballer Churchill Oliseh at a young age. [2] His uncles are fellow footballers Azubuike Oliseh, Egutu Oliseh and Sunday Oliseh.

Club career

Early career

Oliseh began his career in his adopted home country Nigeria with Ebedei, before moving to Danish side Midtjylland in 2006. [3] Between 2008 and 2009, Oliseh made 5 league appearances for Midtjylland, [4] before moving on loan to Russian side CSKA Moscow in July 2009. [5] In December 2009, the loan deal became permanent as Oliseh signed a 5-year deal with CSKA. [6]

CSKA Moscow

Oliseh made his debut for CSKA on 4 October 2009 against Kuban Krasnodar and scored his first goal on the same day. He entered the match as a substitute for striker Tomáš Necid in the 70th minute and scored nine minutes later to complete a 4–0 victory for the Army men. [7] He then made his UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute against Beşiktaş on 8 December 2009, replacing Miloš Krasić in the 82nd minute at the BJK İnönü Stadium.

However, he was not able to secure a first team spot in 2010, due to the presence of fellow attacking midfielder Krasić. Following Krasić's transfer saga to Juventus, Oliseh received a rare start and did not disappoint. He scored a double in the first half against Anzhi Makhachkala on 15 August 2010, tallying in the 12th minute and then just before halftime for manager Leonid Slutskiy's squad. [8] Another winning goal followed on 20 September, scoring the only goal in the home victory against Sibir Novosibirsk. [9]

Oliseh joined Greek club PAOK on loan in January 2013, [10] with the deal being in extended in July 2013. [11] Oliseh again went out on loan in July 2014, this time to Kuban Krasnodar, [12] returning to CSKA during the winter break after Kuban declined to extend his loan. [13] Oliseh officially left CSKA upon on the expiration of his contract in June 2015. [14]

Oliseh joined Astra Giurgiu in March 2016. [15]

He signed a contract with China League One side Dalian Yifang on 24 June 2016. [16] He left the Dalian Yifang in December 2016. [17]

LISCR FC

On 17 October 2020, Oliseh returned to football, signing a one-year contract with Liberian First Division side LISCR. [18]

International career

Oliseh, who had represented his adopted nation of Nigeria since childhood, received a call-up to the Liberian team from manager Bertalan Bicskei in September 2010 for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Zimbabwe. Oliseh would honor the invitation, citing star Liberian forward George Weah as a key motivating factor behind his decision. "I have my entire family and friends here in Liberia who would love to see me play for our nation, I love Nigeria but I can't play for them," said Oliseh. [19]

Oliseh then made his debut on 5 September 2010 against Zimbabwe and scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw for Liberia. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Sekou Oliseh at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Fan-Website Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ (in Danish) FC Midtjylland profile
  4. ↑ (in Danish) Danmarks Radio Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Liberian Discovered With CSKA Moscow! Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ PFC CSKA sign Sekou Oliseh Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "CSKA v Kuban game report". Russian Premier League. 4 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "CSKA v Anzhi game report". Russian Premier League. 15 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Sibir Novosibirsk". Soccer Way. Global Sports Media.
  10. ↑ Αποχαιρέτησε τους συμπαίκτες του ο Ολίσε (in Greek). olapaok.gr. 30 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sekou Oliseh: "There's nowhere like PAOK". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  12. ↑ ОЛИСЕ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КУБАНИ" (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Сергей Доронченко: Кубань» не будет продлевать аренду Секу Олисе (in Russian). 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Секу Олисе и Павел Котов покинули ПФК ЦСКА (in Russian). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sekou Oliseh sub comanda lui Şumudică". FC Astra. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "一方官宣奥利塞赫加盟 利比里亚男足队长披22号". Sohu Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  17. ↑ 大连一方续约多名大将 塞库今年年底与球队合同到期 at 163.com 8 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-21 (in Chinese)
  18. ↑ "Liberia: Rebirth of Sekou Jabateh Oliseh". Front Page Africa. 19 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Moses Kollie Garzeawu (3 September 2010). "Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Reveals George Weah Influenced His Decision To Play For Liberia". goal.com.
  20. ↑ Moses Kollie Garzeawu (5 September 2010). "Liberia 1–1 Zimbabwe: Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Scores On Debut To Save A Point For Lone Star". Goal.com.
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