Cheick Tioté

Ivorian footballer (1986–2017)

Cheick Ismaël Tioté (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɛik ismaɛl tjote]; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder. He played in Europe for Dutch team FC Twente and English club Newcastle United before moving to China to represent Beijing Enterprises. He won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast national team.

Cheick Tioté
Tioté representing the Ivory Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name Cheick Ismaël Tioté[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
Place of birth Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Date of death 5 June 2017(2017-06-05) (aged 30)
Place of death Beijing, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2005 FC Bibo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Anderlecht 4 (0)
2007–2008Roda JC (loan) 26 (2)
2008–2010 Twente 58 (1)
2010–2017 Newcastle United 139 (1)
2017 Beijing Enterprises Group 11 (0)
Total 238 (4)
National team
2009–2015 Ivory Coast 55 (1)
Honours
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2012 Eguatorial Guinea-Gabon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 5 June 2017, Tioté died in Beijing, China after suffering from cardiac arrest in training, aged 30.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

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Source:[6][7]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2005–06 Belgian First Division 2 0 1 0 1[c] 0 4 0
2006–07 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Roda JC (loan) 2007–08 Eredivisie 26 2 0 0 26 2
Twente 2008–09 28 0 3 0 10[d] 0 41 0
2009–10 28 1 3 0 12[e] 0 43 1
2010–11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 58 1 6 0 22 0 86 1
Newcastle United 2010–11 Premier League 26 1 1 0 1 0 28 1
2011–12 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2012–13 24 0 0 0 1 0 6[f] 0 31 0
2013–14 33 0 1 0 2 0 36 0
2014–15 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2015–16 20 0 1 0 1 0 22 0
2016–17 Championship 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 139 1 6 0 5 0 6 0 156 1
Beijing Enterprises Group 2017 China League One 11 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 238 4 13 0 5 0 29 0 285 4
  1. Belgium – Belgian Cup; Netherlands – KNVB Cup; England – FA Cup; China – Chinese FA Cup
  2. England – League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.
  4. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in the UEFA Cup.
  5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  6. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

International

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As of match played 24 January 2015[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2009 3 0
2010 15 0
2011 4 0
2012 11 0
2013 8 1
2014 10 0
2015 4 0
Total 55 1

International goals

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Scores and results list the Ivory Coast's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 February 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa   Nigeria 1–1 1–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

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Tioté, standing next to Serge Aurier, celebrates winning the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast national team

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Anderlecht

Twente

Ivory Coast

References

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  1. "List of Players" (PDF). Confederation of African Football (CAF). Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Newcastle United Player profile". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016.
  3. Whaling, James (5 June 2017). "Cheick Tiote dies aged 30 after collapsing during training in Beijing".
  4. Short, Joe (5 June 2017). "Cheick Tiote 'DEAD': Ex-Newcastle midfielder 'collapses and dies' aged 30". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. "北控发布蒂奥特去世公告 在球队训练时突发昏厥" (in Chinese). Sports Sina. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. "Cheick Tioté Career Stats". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Tioté, Cheick". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. "Cheick Tioté - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  9. "FC Twente wint JC Schaal na rood Suarez". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Other websites

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