Elimane Cissé
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elimane Oumar Cissé | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Senegal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Diambars | ||
2019– | Forge FC | 29 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Senegal U20 | 11 | (0) |
2016– | Senegal | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 12, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2019 |
Elimane Oumar Cissé (born 12 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Forge FC as a midfielder.
Club career
Forge FC
On 26 February 2019, Cissé signed with new Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[1] In their first season, Forge qualified for the CPL finals against Cavalry FC. Cissé would play both legs, and with Forge up 1-0 on aggregate, he assisted a David Choinière goal during stoppage time in the second leg to seal the championship for the club.[2]
International career
Cissé first represented the Senegal U20 national team at the 2015 African U-20 Championship. He appeared in all five matches for Senegal, including the final, which they lost 1–0 to Nigeria.[3][4][5][6][7] Cissé was subsequently called up for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he started six matches in a surprise fourth-place performance.[8]
Cissé made his senior international debut for Senegal on 10 February 2016, in a friendly against Mexico.[8][9]
Honours
Club
Personal life
In October 2019, Cissé married his wife, Seynabou. Because the 2019 Canadian Premier League season was still going on, he could not return to Senegal and communicated with his wife via WhatsApp during the ceremony.[10]
References
- ^ "Forge FC adds Senegalese and Canadian internationals". Forge FC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC to win first Canadian Premier League title - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Senegal 1-3 Nigeria". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Cote D'Ivoire 2-2 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Senegal 4-3 Congo". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Mali 1-2 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria 1-0 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Elimane Cissé". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Elimane Cissé". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Milton, Steve (2019-10-24). "Forge FC player got married this month, but he was in Hamilton and she was in Senegal". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
External links
- Elimane Cissé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elimane Cissé at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegalese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Diambars FC players
- Forge FC players
- Senegal Premier League players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Senegal youth international footballers
- Senegal international footballers