Sekou Oliseh
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 Oliseh playing for CSKA Moscow in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sekou Jabateh Oliseh | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ebedei | |||
| 2006–2008 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Early and personal life
[edit]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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 17 October 2020, Oliseh returned to football, signing a one-year contract with Liberian First Division side LISCR.[18]
International career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Sekou Oliseh at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Fan-Website Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Danish) FC Midtjylland profile
- ^ (in Danish) Danmarks Radio Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liberian Discovered With CSKA Moscow! Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PFC CSKA sign Sekou Oliseh Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CSKA v Kuban game report". Russian Premier League. 4 October 2009.
- ^ "CSKA v Anzhi game report". Russian Premier League. 15 August 2010.
- ^ "CSKA Moskva vs. Sibir Novosibirsk". Soccer Way. Global Sports Media.
- ^ Αποχαιρέτησε τους συμπαίκτες του ο Ολίσε (in Greek). olapaok.gr. 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Sekou Oliseh: "There's nowhere like PAOK". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ ОЛИСЕ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КУБАНИ" (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Сергей Доронченко: Кубань» не будет продлевать аренду Секу Олисе (in Russian). 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Секу Олисе и Павел Котов покинули ПФК ЦСКА (in Russian). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Sekou Oliseh sub comanda lui Şumudică". FC Astra. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Liberia: Rebirth of Sekou Jabateh Oliseh". Front Page Africa. 19 October 2020.
- ^ Moses Kollie Garzeawu (3 September 2010). "Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Reveals George Weah Influenced His Decision To Play For Liberia". goal.com.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Sekou Oliseh at Soccerway