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Edgar Salli
Personal information
Full name Edgar Nicaise Constant Salli
Date of birth (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Garoua, Cameroon
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ngaoundéré FC
2009–2011 Coton Sport
2011–2016 Monaco 32 (5)
2013–2014 Lens (loan) 27 (5)
2014–2015 → Académica (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 → St. Gallen (loan) 26 (8)
2016–2019 Nürnberg 44 (3)
2019–2020 Sepsi OSK 12 (0)
2020–2023 Olympiakos Nicosia 55 (10)
National team
2009–2011 Cameroon U20
2011–2019 Cameroon 39 (4)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:31, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Edgar Nicaise Constant Salli (born 17 August 1992), commonly known as Edgar Salli, is a Cameroonian footballer who played as a winger. He has previously played for Monaco and Coton Sport.

Club career

Early career in Cameroon

Salli began his career with central Cameroonian club Ngaoundéré FC and made his senior debut in Elite Two during the 2008–09 season. Ngaoundéré were relegated at the end of the campaign, and Salli joined Elite One side Coton Sport ahead of the 2009–10 season. His first campaign with the club was successful as Coton Sport were crowned champions of Cameroon for the tenth time, and Salli established himself in the Cameroon under-20 team. He continued to feature prominently for the club during the next campaign and his performances at the 2011 African Youth Championship saw him receive several offers from Europe. In May 2011, Salli was linked with a transfer to South African side Moroka Swallows with Kick Off reporting that he had a pre-contract agreement with them, but a transfer never materialised.

Monaco and loans

Having retained the Elite One championship with Coton Sport, he was transferred to Monaco in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three-year contract with the club, who had been relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2010–11 season. Salli made his debut for Monaco in a 0–0 draw with Boulogne on 1 August, and scored his first goal for the club three weeks later in a one-all draw with Amiens. Salli scored his fifth goal of the season in league and cup competition on 2 March 2012 in a 2–2 draw with Sedan. He finished the season with five goals in 31 appearances. Salli played regularly for the reserves in the Championnat de France amateur the following season and made one appearance for the first team as the club won promotion back to Ligue 1 as champions.

On 23 July 2013, Salli joined RC Lens on a season-long loan from Monaco.

On 22 August 2014, he was once again loaned, this time to Académica.

Salli was again loaned out for the 2015–16 season to St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 21 July 2016, it was announced that Salli would be joining forces of the German 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg.

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe

On 29 July 2019, Salli signed two-year contract with Liga I side Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe.

International career

Prior to receiving his first cap for the Cameroon national team, Salli represented his country at youth international level. He made his debut for the under-20 team in 2009 and played regularly over the next two years. He took part in the 2010 CEMAC Cup and was voted player of the tournament at the 2011 African Youth Championship. Cameroon finished as runners-up in both competitions. Salli made his senior debut for Cameroon in a 1–1 draw with Equatorial Guinea on 11 October 2011. He took part in the 2011 LG Cup in November, an exhibition tournament held in Morocco, which Cameroon won. He scored his first goal for Cameroon against Moldova on 7 June 2014. Salli scored Cameroon's winner in an AFCON qualification win over Mauritania in June 2016.

International goals

As of match played 6 September 2016. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Salli goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2014 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 9  Moldova 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 13 November 2015 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger 24  Niger 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 3 June 2016 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania 29  Mauritania 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 6 September 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon 30  Gabon 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Cameroon

See also

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