Mame Seydina Issa Laye Thiaw (born 12 October 1992), commonly known as Issa Thiaw, is a Senegalese professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the Head coach of Kups academy squad of Finnish club KuPS.[1]

Issa Thiaw
Personal information
Full name Mame Seydina Issa Laye Thiaw
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Yoff, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS ( Head coach Kups Academy)
Youth career
Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 RS Yoff ? (?)
2012 Voința Sibiu 0 (0)
2012 FC Cisnădie 0 (0)
2013 Unirea Alba Iulia ? (?)
2014–2016 Șoimii Pâncota 46 (6)
2016–2017 Sepsi OSK 37 (8)
2018 Ilves 27 (7)
2019–2020 KuPS 12 (2)
Managerial career
2021– KuPS (U19 assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Issa started his career at RS Yoff from Senegal, then played in Romania for various Liga I and Liga II clubs such as: Voința Sibiu, FC Cisnădie, Unirea Alba Iulia and Șoimii Pâncota. After a Liga I promotion with Sepsi OSK, he made his debut with Sepsi Osk in the first league on 16 July 2017, in a 0-1 defeat against Astra Giurgiu.

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