Kalifa Cissé
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| Kalifa Cissé | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Dreux, France | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder/Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Reading | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003–2004 | Toulouse | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007– |
GD Estoril Boavista Reading |
6 (0) 40 (10) 64 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 2008– |
Mali U20 Mali |
1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kalifa Cissé (born 9 January 1984 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France) is a Malian professional football midfielder and centre back with Reading in the Championship.
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[edit] Club career
Cissé started his career as a trainee at French club Toulouse, and moved on to Portuguese club GD Estoril. It was there that he caught the attention of Portuguese Liga club Boavista, for whom he signed in 2005.
His performances in the top division of Portuguese football alerted Reading to his potential and on 16 May 2007, he sealed a move on a three-year contract, for a fee of just under €1 million.[1]
He made his Premier League debut for Reading against Chelsea on 15 August, however, he was also sent off in this game for second bookable offence.[2] He scored his first Reading goal on 29 December 2007 in a 6-4 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
In his second season at Reading, Cisse became a fan favourite. In the Championship, he scored a crucial goal against eventual champions Wolves as well as a goal that was voted the club's best of the season against Bristol City.
[edit] International career
Although born in France, Cissé played for the Mali U20 team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[citation needed] He received his first call up to the Mali senior team on 20 March 2008..[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Royals complete the signing of Kalifa Cisse". readingfc.co.uk. 2007-05-16. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1025905,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ "Reading 1-2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2007-08-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6941811.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Tottenham 6-4 Reading". BBC Sport. 2007-12-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Cisse gets first Mali call-up". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-03-20. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1269688,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
[edit] External links
- Kalifa Cissé profile at readingfc.co.uk
- Kalifa Cissé career stats at Soccerbase
- Kalifa Cissé FIFA competition record
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