 Less than six months after his arrival, Georges Leekens was sacked and he did not seem to enter the plans of the new coach Juan Carlos Garrido, who was himself fired in September 2013, making way for Michel Preud'homme who also did not feature the player regularly, and the latter eventually became a free agent.In February 2015, ex-Standard manager Mircea Rednic convinced 31-year-old Tchité to sign for FC Petrolul Ploiești until the end of the season.He made his debut on 5 March in the first leg of the Romanian Cup semi-final against FC Steaua București, scoring his team's goal in a 1–1 home draw.