Ibrahima Cissé (footballer, born 2001)
.jpg) Cissé in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dreux, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Drouais | ||
| 2017–2019 | Châteauroux | ||
| 2019–2021 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Gent | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Schalke 04 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | Schalke 04 II | 24 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Mali U23 | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Ibrahima Cissé (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1] Born in France, he has represented Mali at international youth level.
Early life
[edit]Cissé was born in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France,[2] in a family with Malian origins, with two of his elders brothers – Salif and Kalifa – who also embraced a professional footballing career.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Cissé came through the youth ranks of La Berrichonne de Châteauroux in his native region, before moving to Gent in 2019.[2]
Gent
[edit]Cissé made his professional debut for Gent on the 9 December 2021, replacing Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui at the 62nd minute of a 1–0 Europa Conference League home win against FC Flora.[4][5]
Schalke 04
[edit]On 3 May 2022, Cissé agreed to join Schalke 04 on a free transfer for the 2022–23 season, signing a four-year contract.[6]
International career
[edit]Cissé was an under-20 international with Mali, with whom it took part in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[3][7] He played at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations with Mali's under-23 international, where he won the bronze medal with his team and was named on the Team of the Tournament.[8][9] He was selected for Mali's Olympic team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Cissé received his first call up to the senior team for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification in October 2024.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gent | 2021–22 | First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 5 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Mali U23
- U-23 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal: 2023[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Ibrahima Cissé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b Quarez, Benjamin (11 April 2019). "Mercato - Ibrahima Cissé (Châteauroux) à La Gantoise". Goal. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b Thébault, Franck (29 April 2021). "Le Drouais Salif Cissé revit au Botev Plovdiv, en D1 bulgare". L'Écho républicain (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Groepswinnaar Gent sluit poule af met zuinige zege tegen Flora". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Flora alistati suluseisust löödud väravast, lõpus jäeti eestlastele andmata ka penalti". Postimees (in Estonian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Talented youngster Ibrahima Cissé joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Eliminatoires CAN U20 - UFOA A : la liste des Maliens avec 5 expatriés !" (in French). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Ibrahima Cissé qualifies for 2024 Olympics after bronze medal at U23 AFCON". FC Schalke 04. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahima Cissé named in Team of the Tournament at the U23 AFCON". FC Schalke 04. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahima Cissé receives first senior call-up to the Mali national squad". FC Schalke 04. 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Ibrahima Cissé - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Ibrahima Cissé – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dreux
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's under-20 international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Olympic footballers for Mali
- Belgian Pro League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Footballers from Centre-Val de Loire
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century French sportsmen