Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 5 June 1990) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Early and personal life
Born in
Monrovia,
Liberia, Oliseh was adopted by Nigerian former professional footballer
Churchill Oliseh at a young age.
[ Sekou Jabateh Oliseh Fan-Website ] 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
FC Midtjylland in 2006.
[ FC Midtjylland profile] Between 2008 and 2009, Oliseh made 5 league appearances for Midtjylland,
[ Danmarks Radio ] before moving on loan to Russian side CSKA Moscow in July 2009.
[ Liberian Discovered With CSKA Moscow! ] In December 2009, the loan deal became permanent as Oliseh signed a 5-year deal with CSKA.
[ PFC CSKA sign Sekou Oliseh ]
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.
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 FC, 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.
Oliseh joined Greek club PAOK FC on loan in January 2013,
Oliseh joined Astra Giurgiu in March 2016.
He signed a contract with China League One side Dalian Yifang on 24 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 ]
LISCR FC
On 17 October 2020, Oliseh returned to football, signing a one-year contract with Liberian First Division side
LISCR FC.
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.
Oliseh then made his debut on 5 September 2010 against Zimbabwe and scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw for Liberia.
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