James-Edward Manfred Léa Siliki (born 12 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
![]() Léa Siliki with Rennes in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | James-Edward Manfred Léa Siliki[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sarcelles, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Estoril | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | RC Gonesse | |||||||||||||||
2004–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Guingamp | |||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Rennes | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Guingamp B | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014–2020 | Rennes B | 56 | (10) | |||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Rennes | 84 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Estoril | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | France U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Cameroon | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 22 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC) |
Léa Siliki made his Ligue 1 debut with Rennes on 28 January 2017 against Nantes, replacing Aldo Kalulu after 78 minutes.[2]
On 31 August 2021, Léa Siliki joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[3] Having not played a single minute since the manager who had brought Léa Siliki to Teesside, Neil Warnock, had been replaced by Chris Wilder, the midfielder was told by Wilder that he could leave the club during the January transfer window.[4] His return to action came in February 2022, being replaced at half-time during a 3–2 defeat to struggling Barnsley.[5]
On 22 July 2022, Léa Siliki signed for Primeira Liga club Estoril on a three-year contract.[6]
Léa Siliki is of Cameroonian descent.[7] He represented the France U19 in 2014. He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[8]
In March 2022, Léa Siliki was subjected to racist abuse on Instagram after posting a celebration of Cameroon's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guingamp B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Rennes B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | CFA 2 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | CFA | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||
2017–18 | National 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 56 | 11 | — | — | — | 56 | 11 | |||||
Rennes | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 84 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 113 | 4 | ||
Middlesbrough (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Estoril | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 154 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 183 | 16 |
Rennes
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G.D. Estoril Praia – current squad | |
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Cameroon squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place | ||
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