Issa Thiaw

Mame Seydina Issa Laye Thiaw, 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 Finnish club Mikkelin Palloilijat in Ykkönen.

Career

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 1–0 defeat against Astra Giurgiu.

Personal life

His cousin Malick Thiaw is a German-Finnish-Senegalese professional footballer for Newcastle United.