Abdoulaye Méïté Abdoulaye Méïté Abdoulaye Méïté (born 6 October 1980) is a French-born Ivorian footballer. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps. His first club at the age of 17 was the Division 2 Paris side, Red Star 93. He joined in 1998 before being snapped up by Olympique de Marseille. Méïté joined Marseille in July 2000 and made 172 League appearances, as well as many in European competition – including one against Bolton in January 2006. Whilst at Marseille he started in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in July 2006 from .
History of Bolton Wanderers F.C. Nottingham Forest all also having loan bids accepted. Additionally, he brought in midfielders Mohamed Kamara on a permanent basis from Partizan and Steve De Ridder on loan from Southampton within his first transfer window as Bolton manager. History of Bolton Wanderers F.C. The history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club covers the period from its founding in 1874 up to the present. For an overview of the club itself, see Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers was founded by the Reverend Thomas Ogden, the schoolmaster at Christ Church in 1874 as Christ Church F.C. It was initially run from the church of