wɪððɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌv dʒˈiːn mˈækuːn tə vˈɪlə ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, sˈælɪfˌuː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪðˌaʊt ɐ skwˈɑːd nˈʌmbɚ fɚɹə pˈiəɹɪəd ˈæftɚ ðə nˈʌmbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn ʃˈɜːt wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə mˈækuːn.
With the arrival of Jean Makoun to Villa in January 2011, Salifou found himself without a squad number for a period after the number 17 shirt was given to Makoun.