Jonas Salley

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Jonas Salley
Full name	Gyawe Jonas Salley
Date of birth	March 16, 1982 (1982-03-16) (age 26)
Place of birth	Côte D'Ivoire
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Adelaide United
Number	15
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2004 2004-2005 2006 2006-2007 2007 2007 2007-present	Sirocco FC Sewe Sport Africa Sport National South Melbourne New Zealand Knights Sydney FC Sunshine George Cross Adelaide United	09 (1) 10 (0) 01 (0) 09 (0) 13 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gyawe Jonas Salley (born 16 March 1982 in Côte d'Ivoire) is a football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League.

1 Club career
2 Australian Citizenship
3 A-League career statistics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Club career

Salley moved to Australia to escape from the civil and government problems of his home country in 2006. He played at Mill Park Soccer Club which was his first Australian club he played at where his outstanding performances were noticed within a very short time. He was eventually signed up to play with Victorian Premier League side South Melbourne FC. He was then signed by A-League club New Zealand Knights FC in 2006 because of his impressive performances in the VPL. Salley was a fan favourite at the Knights for his high work rate and quality passes. Despite being injured for a large part of the season, he made a huge impact for the team on his return with his strength and fitness.

As the Knights folded at the end of the 2nd regular season in the A-League, Salley signed with Sydney FC on a short-term contract as cover for their finals campaign. He made one appearance for Sydney before they were eliminated.

On March 13, 2007 it was announced that he was signing for Adelaide United on a 2 year deal.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Australian Citizenship

On April 22, 2008 Salley became an official Australian citizen answering every question in the citizenship test correctly.

He is now aiming to become a Socceroo in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.^[3]

[edit] A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 26 January 2008)

Club	Season	League			Finals			Asia			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
New Zealand Knights	2006–07	10	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	0	0
Sydney FC	2006–07	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	1	0	0
Adelaide United	2007–08	17	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	0	0
Total											28	0	0