Ivorian football player
Jean Michaël Seri ( born 19 July 1991 ) is an Ivorian professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship side Fulham and the Ivory Coast national team .

Club career [edit ]

early career in the Ivory Coast [edit ]

In his native Ivory Coast, the young Seri was nicknamed “ Galla ”, because he tried to emulate the former Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marcelo Gallardo, whose technical skills he admired. Seri joined the Ivorian football academy that was opened in 2001 by the Ivorian football player Cyril Domoraud. “ Jean is gifted, healthy and respectful, ” Domoraud said in retrospect. “ In his youthful days, he was one step ahead of the others, thanks to his ball control. ” [ 3 ] Born in the south-western city of Grand-Béréby, Seri began his career as a young musician with Abidjan club Africa Sports d’Abidjan in July 2007. [ 4 ] The best clubs in Ivory Coast fight for his services. In January 2010, Seri started his career as a senior player by joining ASEC Mimosas, the most successful club in Ivorian football, where he needed just one season to prove himself and become one of the best players in the area. “ He is a great hearer, and his express of mind is impeccable, ” raved Sébastien Desabre, ASEC Mimosas ‘s head coach from October 2010 to October 2012 when Seri was a elder player there, and that quality enabled Seri to make firm advance. [ 3 ]

porto [edit ]

On 2 November 2012, Seri joined Primeira Liga club Porto on loan, after impressing their scouts. however, there was no put for Seri in the baseball club ‘s first gear team. He was thus forced to play for the golf club ‘s reserve team, scoring once in 19 Segunda Liga matches in the first five months of 2013. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Paços de Ferreira [edit ]

On 31 August 2013, two months after finishing his loanword spell at Porto ( the Dragões ), Seri joined another Primeira Liga cabaret Paços de Ferreira on a permanent basis and on a free transfer by signing a three-year hand. [ 7 ] He debuted for the Pacenses on 14 September 2013 against Benfica in a Primeira Liga 3–1 off personnel casualty. [ 8 ] On 2 March 2014, he scored a goal in the 54th hour to register his first base competitive finish for Paços de Ferreira in a 3–1 Primeira Liga base acquire over Marítimo to send his side aside from the relegation zone. [ 9 ] It was at Paços de Ferreira where Seri ‘s brilliant range of passing and ability to dictate the tempo of the game made him a fans ‘ favored. The golf club finished in eighth space in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga, and Ligue 1 club Nice were quick to sign Seri before bigger clubs took notice. [ 3 ]

nice [edit ]

On 11 June 2015, Seri officially joined Ligue 1 club Nice for a transplant tip of €1 million. [ 3 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] On 27 May 2015, prior to the unfold of the transfer window, the cabaret had announced the “ very likely ” arrival of Seri. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 8 August 2015, Seri made his competitive debut for Nice in their orifice meet of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, playing the entire equal in the 2–1 home loss to Monaco. On 27 September 2015, he scored in the 53rd minute to register his first competitive goal for Nice in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win over Saint-Étienne. [ 6 ]

Fulham [edit ]

In July 2018, Seri joined Fulham on a four-year deal until 2022 with an option for Fulham to extend the contract by a far year. [ 14 ] Seri scored his first goal for his modern cabaret on 26 August, opening the marking against Burnley with a spectacular strike from outside the area. Seri picked the musket ball up and took one refer around an oncoming defender before curling in a long-range feat into the top corner of Joe Hart ‘s net and the goal was awarded with the Premier League Goal of the Month for August. [ 15 ]

loanword to Galatasaray [edit ]

On 18 July 2019, Seri joined Galatasaray on a season-long lend deal, with an option to buy. [ 16 ] finally, he would leave Galatasaray and return to Fulham at the end of the season .

loanword to Bordeaux [edit ]

On 30 January 2021, Seri joined Ligue 1 side Bordeaux on loanword until the end of the temper. [ 17 ]

recurrence to Fulham

[edit ]

Following his come back from his lend spell at Bordeaux, Seri began playing again for Fulham starting his first match for the club for the season against Huddersfield Town, which saw Fulham win 5–1 in the Championship on 14 August 2021. [ 18 ]

International career [edit ]

Seri made a entire of three appearances for the Ivory Coast U-23 team, all of them at the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship held in Morocco, playing every minute of all their three Group B matches against South Africa, Egypt and Gabon. Ivory Coast finished third in Group B and thus did not qualify for the semifinals. On 27 February 2014, Seri received his inaugural elder external address up for the Ivory Coast in an approaching friendly match against Belgium ; [ 19 ] he was an idle substitute in The Elephants’ 2–2 away tie ( held on 5 March 2014 ) against Belgium. [ 20 ] On 6 September 2015, Seri made his senior international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Sierra Leone, playing the entire match in the 0–0 aside tie. Seri played two of Ivory Coast ‘s three 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C matches. They finished third gear in Group C and thus did not qualify for the quarterfinals. On 17 November 2015, Seri scored a goal in the 64th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification moment round second branch 3–0 home succeed over Liberia to register his inaugural senior international goal .

personal life [edit ]

Seri is a devout Christian. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 27 November 2021[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Paços de Ferreira
2013–14
Primeira Liga

21
1
2
0
2
0
6
0
2
1
33
2

2014–15

Primeira Liga

33
1
2
0
0
0
—
—
35
1

Total

54
2
4
0
2
0
6
0
2
1
68
3

Nice
2015–16
Ligue 1

38
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
—
41
3

2016–17

Ligue 1

34
7
0
0
1
0
4
0
—
39
7

2017–18

Ligue 1

31
2
2
0
1
0
9
0
—
43
2

Total

103
12
3
0
4
0
13
0
—
123
12

Fulham
2018–19
Premier League

32
1
1
0
1
0
—
—
34
1

2020–21

Premier League

0
0
0
0
2
0
—
—
2
0

2021–22
Championship

19
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
19
0

Total

51
1
1
0
3
0
—
—
55
1

Galatasaray (loan)

2019–20
Süper Lig

27
2
3
0
—
6
0
1
0
37
2

Bordeaux (loan)

2020–21

Ligue 1

12
0
2
0
1
0
—
—
15
0

Career total

247
17
13
0
10
0
25
0
3
1
292
18

International [edit ]

As of match played 13 November 2021[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National Team
Year
Apps
Goals

Ivory Coast

2015
4
1

2016
5
0

2017
8
0

2018
6
1

2019
7
1

2021
3
1

Total
33
4

Scores and results list Ivory Coast’s goal tally first.[23]

Honours [edit ]

Galatasaray
Individual

References [edit ]