Issa Nikiema (born 23 January 1978) is a Burkinabé former football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issa Nikiema | ||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Upper Volta | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Etoile Filante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | RS Settat | 42 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Borussia Fulda | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | ASFA Yennega | 88 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit | 43 | (27) |
| 2005 | PFC Turan Tovuz | 12 | (2) |
| 2005 | Neftçi PFK | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit | 23 | (4) |
| 2007 | Olympic Alexandria | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Burkina Faso | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 18 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 29 October 2001 Nikiema moved from RS Settat to Borussia Fulda on a free transfer.[1]
Nikiema joined Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit at the start of 2004, scoring 11 goals in 12 league games. The following season, Nikiema was the club's top goalscorer with 16, which was the 5th best in the league.[2] Nikiema joined Turan Tovuz for the first half of the 2005–06, before returning to Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit for the remainder of the season and the next season.
Azerbaijan statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2003-04 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Azerbaijan First Division | 12 | 11 | - | 12 | 11 | |||
| 2004–05[4] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 16 | - | 31 | 16 | ||||
| 2005–06[5] | Turan Tovuz | 12 | 2 | - | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 11 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07[6] | 12 | 4 | - | 12 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 78 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 33 | ||
Honors
- Runners-up: 2005
References
External links
- Issa Nikiema at WorldFootball.net
- Issa Nikiema at fussballdaten.de (in German)