Emerse Faé

French-Ivorian professional footballer

Emerse Faé - French-Ivorian professional footballer
Born

January 24th, 1984
41 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Ivory Coast

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Born in 1984, a professional footballer represented the Ivory Coast national team. Played predominantly as a midfielder, beginning his career at Lyon where he contributed to the team's domestic successes. Continued to play in various leagues, notably in England, and had stints in the French leagues. Made multiple appearances for the national team, participating in prestigious tournaments.

Won multiple Ligue 1 titles with Lyon

Represented Ivory Coast in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Played for teams including Lyon and Nantes

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