SOCCER PLAYER

Cheick Tioté

1986 - 2017

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Cheick Ismaël Tioté (French pronunciation: [ʃɛik ismaɛl tjote]; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 2005 with Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. In 2008, following a loan at Roda JC, he joined Eredivisie club FC Twente, winning the title in his second season. In August 2010, he signed for Premier League club Newcastle United in England for a fee of £3.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Cheick Tioté is the 8,211th most popular soccer player (down from 5,583rd in 2024), the 57th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (down from 38th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cheick Tioté ranks 8,211 out of 21,273. Before him are Rashid Rakhimov, Daigo Imai, Ian Porterfield, Seiya Matsuki, Mathias Pogba, and Lovre Kalinić. After him are Isidoro Sota, Peter Madsen, Eric Addo, Daniel Timofte, Matheus Nunes, and Jun Kamita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Cheick Tioté ranks 380. Before him are Shawn Pyfrom, Camilla Herrem, Jung Eun-chae, Sven Kramer, R3hab, and No Min-woo. After him are Keisuke Sekiguchi, Sui Ishida, Salwan Momika, Paul Biedermann, Dan Martin, and Drake Bell. Among people deceased in 2017, Cheick Tioté ranks 633. Before him are Willie Toweel, Roy Halladay, Andrea Jürgens, David Axelrod, Ayan Sadakov, and Sergei Mylnikov. After him are Reema Lagoo, Scott Putesky, Albert Brewer, Donna Williams, Peggy Cummins, and Judy Martz.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Cheick Tioté ranks 57 out of 140. Before him are Fatoumata Diawara (1982), Arouna Koné (1983), Youssouf Fofana (1966), Nelson Évora (1984), Boubacar Sanogo (1982), and Olivier Kapo (1980). After him are Steve Gohouri (1981), Abdoulaye Traoré (1967), Ibrahim Sangaré (1997), Aristide Benoît Zogbo (1981), Adama Traoré (1990), and Aristide Bancé (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among soccer players born in Côte d'Ivoire, Cheick Tioté ranks 34. Before him are Bakari Koné (1981), Arthur Boka (1983), Arouna Koné (1983), Youssouf Fofana (1966), Boubacar Sanogo (1982), and Olivier Kapo (1980). After him are Steve Gohouri (1981), Abdoulaye Traoré (1967), Ibrahim Sangaré (1997), Aristide Benoît Zogbo (1981), Adama Traoré (1990), and Aristide Bancé (1984).

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