Jean Seri

Jean Seri
Personal information
Full name Jean Michaël Seri
Date of birth (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991
Place of birth Grand-Bereby, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nice
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2010 Africa Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 ASEC Mimosas 16 (1)
2012–2013 Porto B 19 (1)
2013–2015 Paços de Ferreira 54 (2)
2015– Nice 72 (10)
National team‡
2015– Ivory Coast 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:37, 06 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Jean Michaël Seri (born 19 July 1991) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for OGC Nice in the Ligue 1.

Club career

Early career in the Ivory Coast

Born in Grand-Béréby, southern Ivory Coast, Seri began his professional career with Abidjan club Africa Sports in 2009. He next moved to ASEC Mimosas, where he would remain until 2012.

Stints in Portugal

In November 2012, Seri embarked on his journey to European football by joining FC Porto's reserve side.[1]

On 31 August 2013, Seri left the Dragões to sign with first division side Paços de Ferreira on a three-year deal.[2] He debuted for the Pacenses on 14 September 2013 against Benfica in a 3–1 away loss.[3] He scored his first goal on 2 March 2014 against Marítimo in an important 3–1 home win to send his side away from the relegation zone.[4]

Nice

On 11 June 2015, Seri officially transferred to Nice.[5][6] On 27 May, prior to the opening of the transfer window, the club had announced the "very likely" arrival of Seri.[7][8]

International career

On 27 February 2014, Seri received his first international call up for the Côte d'Ivoire in a friendly match against Belgium;[9]he was an unused substitute in the The Elephants' 2–2 draw against Belgium.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[11]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2015 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Liberia 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Dragões garantem Jean-Michael Seri" [Dragons guarantee Jean-Michael Seri]. Record. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "FC Porto: Jean Michel Seri assina pelo P. Ferreira" [FC Porto: Jean Michel Seri signs for P. Ferreira]. MaisFutebol. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Benfica 3-1 P. Ferreira". ZeroZero. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "P. Ferreira 3-1 Marítimo". ZeroZero. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Seri à Nice, c'est officiel" [Seri to Nice, it's official]. L'Equipe (in French). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jean-Michaël Seri : L’Ivoirien signe à Nice" [Jean-Michaël Seri: The Ivorian signs to Nice]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "P. Ferreira: Nice confirma contratação de Seri" [P. Ferreira: Nice confirms Seri signing]. MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jean-Michael Seri arrive aussi" [Jean-Michael Seri also arrives]. OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Séri convocado para a seleção costa-marfinense" [Séri selected for the Ivorians]. Record. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Belgium draws with Ivory Coast 2-2 in WCup warm-up". KansasCitySports. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Seri, Jean Michaël". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Trophées UNFP : le palmarès complet de l’édition 2017". Le Figaro (in French). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mbappe, Cavani & Bernardo Silva lead Ligue 1 Team of the Season". Goal. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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