Saïdou Idrissa (born 24 December 1985
), is a Nigerien professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who last played as a
striker for
AS SONIDEP. He has represented the
Niger national team at international level.
Club career
Idrissa was born in
Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. As the Niamey Urban Community (, CUN), it is a Regions of Niger, first-level division of Niger, surrounded by the Tillabéri Region, in the western part of the country. Niamey lies on the Nige ...
.
After a spell in Belgium with
K.A.A. Gent
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, he signed for
Cotonsport FC de Garoua in 2010.
International career
Idrissa played for
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
between 2003 and 2013.
References
External links
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Profile on AFRIDEVPROFOOT
1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Niamey
Men's association football forwards
Nigerien men's footballers
Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players
KAA Gent players
Rail Club du Kadiogo players
Coton Sport FC de Garoua players
Chippa United F.C. players
Sahel SC players
AS SONIDEP players
Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Burkina Faso
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Burkina Faso
Expatriate men's footballers in Cameroon
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Niger men's international footballers
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
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