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The 28-year-old has made 16 career appearances for the Ivory Coast national team after coming up through the French youth system and ultimately switching his allegiances due to his parents’ nationalities and places of birth. But this is a career that is facing the very real threat of fizzling out much sooner than expected.
Just one week later, he sustained a knee injury that shelved him until October, but he would only make three more appearances for the club.