Abdoulaye MÃ©Ã¯tÃ©

Abdoulaye Méïté ( born October 6, 1980 in Paris) is an Ivorian football player. Although born in Paris, he opted for the native land of his parents, the Ivory Coast to play internationally. Since summer 2011, the defender is in the French first division club Dijon FCO under contract.

Career

Association

Meites first professional stop was AS Red Star 93 When capital club, he was active between 1998 and 2000. At that time unterklassigen club he showed good performances and the scouts of the French top clubs wrote down his name. In the summer of 2000, he finally moved to French club Olympique Marseille tradition. There he managed the national breakthrough and drew attention to himself in international comparisons. In 2004, he was with the team to the finals of the UEFA Cup. There they lost 0-2 against Valencia. Méïté was the full 90 minutes longer than on the court. In 2006, he was with Marseille in the final of the Coupe de France. But even here, the team failed. For 2006/ 07, there was a dispute with coach Jean Fernandez. Méïté it decided to switch to other European countries and joined the English club Bolton Wanderers. There, too, he came to regular operating times and was achievers. In March 2008 Méïté made headlines. After a poor first half against Manchester United Manager Gary Megson criticized him sharply. Then the defensive player alleged injured have been too, but gave him the medical department of the Wanderers green signal. After this confrontation Megson Méïté ordered into the reserve team and a farewell announced itself. For no subsequent games of the season 2007/ 08 he was appointed more in the squad and the break between coaches and players was clear. At the beginning of the 2008 /09 were courting the Premier League newly promoted West Bromwich Albion and Hull City to the services of the defender. On August 10, 2008 Méïté signed then finally for West Bromwich. Matchday For the season he made his debut for his new employer. When 0:1 16 August 2008 against FC Arsenal defender was in the starting of the Baggies. In July 2011, his expiring contract with West Bromwich was not renewed. A few days later, he signed a contract with the French first division club Dijon FCO.

National

Méïté was in the squad of the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup 2006 Africa Cup of 2008. While he ran aground in only two of six games in 2006, Méïté completed in 2008, four of the six games. 2006 reached to the finals, but was beaten Egypt, 2008, the third-place match was lost.

He also participated with the team at the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany. There Méïté completed two of the possible three group games. Then the team was eliminated.