Serey Die

Sereso Geoffroy Gonzaroua Die (born 7 November 1984), known as Serey Die, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder in Switzerland for FC Sion.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Facobly, Die started his football career with Centre National des Sports de Haut Niveau in Abidjan. He played one year for Volcan Junior and one year for CO Korhogo, before moving to top team Stade d'Abidjan in 2003. Three years later, he moved to EO Goulette et Kram in Tunisia. But this was also to remain a short stay, he cancelled his contract himself after just half a year.

ES Setif

Die was invited for a trial with ES Setif, and therefore moved to Algeria. This adventure nearly started and ended as a farce on the same day. As the club's president saw Die, he thought that the wrong player had been hired and sent him home. The coach asked Die to stay for the training, which he did and in a test match, he was able to convince the club's management to let him stay for a six-month trial. During this trial period, Die played well and ES Setif won the 2007–08 Arab Champions League, but he refused to sign the contract that he was subsequently offered.

Sion

Between 2008 and 2012, Die played for Sion, with whom he won the Swiss Cup twice. During March 2010, he came under suspicion of corruption in connection with betting manipulation. In May 2012, he was the subject of controversy after cameras filmed him slapping a thirteen-year-old ball-boy in the face. This was during the away game against FC Lausanne-Sport on 2 May. This assault resulted in an eight match suspension.

Basel

On 13 December 2012, Basel announced the signing of Die on a three-and-a-half year contract. He made his debut for Basel on 10 February 2013, in a 3–0 home win in St. Jakob-Park against his former club, Sion. He scored his first goal for Basel, the first goal of the match, in a 4–0 away win against L

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