Cheick Tioté
Tioté representing the Ivory Coast in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cheick Ismaël Tioté | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Beijing BG | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | FC Bibo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Anderlecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Roda JC (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Twente | 58 | (1) |
| 2010–2017 | Newcastle United | 138 | (1) |
| 2017– | Beijing BG | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Ivory Coast | 52 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2016 |
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Cheick Ismaël Tioté (French pronunciation: [ʃɛik ismaɛl tjote]; born 21 June 1986) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Beijing BG and the Ivory Coast national team, with whom he won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in Yamoussoukro, he started out playing barefoot street football at the age of 10, not owning a pair of boots until he was 15. He began his career with Ivorian minor league side FC Bibo.
In 2005, he was scouted by Belgian club Anderlecht. He made his debut for Anderlecht in a Belgian Cup match which they lost to Geel after Tioté missed his penalty. In the 2007–08 season, he played on loan for Roda JC, where he played alongside his countryman Sekou Cissé.
On 2 October 2008, Tioté signed for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente for a fee reported to be around €750,000, where he gained his reputation for being a determined and resilient midfielder with a keen eye for a pass, making 58 league appearances scoring one goal with 14 assists. He won the Dutch title in 2009/10 season under the guidance of ex-England manager Steve McClaren and also featured in the Europa League and Champions League.
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