Sekou Cissé

Sekou Cissé

Personal information
Full name	Sekou Cissé
Date of birth	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
Place of birth	Dabou, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Gazélec Ajaccio
Number	21
Youth career
	FC Bibo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Roda JC	133	(24)
2009–2014	Feyenoord	56	(14)
2014–2015	Genk	49	(9)
2015–2016	Sochaux	26	(8)
2016–	Gazélec Ajaccio	10	(1)
International career‡
2008	Cote d'Ivoire U23	4	(2)
2008–	Cote d'Ivoire	12	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

Sekou Cissé (born 23 May 1985) is an Ivorian football striker, who currently plays for Gazélec Ajaccio in the Ligue 2.

Career

Cissé began his career in his home country, but moved to the Netherlands in 2004 under the advice of fellow Cote d'Ivoire international Arouna Koné, who was playing for Roda at the time. Following the departure of Koné to PSV Eindhoven in 2005, Cissé had a larger role in the Roda team and was noted for his speed.

In 2006, it was reported that Louis van Gaal, coach of fellow Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, was interested in signing him, as part of an exchange deal with Adil Ramzi. Roda, however, refused to negotiate, stating that they wanted to keep him in their team.

In the season 2008–09, Cissé started to become a very influential part of the Roda JC-team. His performance attracted the attention of other clubs and he was soon linked to clubs like Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente. It was made known on June 30, 2009, that Cissé would leave Roda, to join one of the major clubs in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord. On July 5, 2009, the transfer was officially announced on the website of Feyenoord, after he passed a medical test. It was announced that Cissé would sign a five-year contract with Feyenoord. After suffering many injuries and because of a lack of prospect, Cissé and Feyenoord dissolved his contract on 3 January 2014. After a successful trial he signed a contract on January 13, 2014, at K.R.C. Genk.

International career

He was called up for the Cote d'Ivoire preliminary squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations competition to take place in Ghana.

He competed in the 2008 Toulon Tournament for the U-23 Cote d'Ivoire team which placed third. Cissé was top scorer of the tournament with four goals.

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	June 1, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Mozambique	1-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
	June 22, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Botswana	1-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
	June 22, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Botswana	4-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

External links

• Cissé linked with AZ Alkmaar
• Profile at Globesports.com
• Profile at ESPN Soccer
• Cissé called up to Cote d'Ivoire squad
• Roda JC Profile
• Sekou Cissé at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sekou Cissé – FIFA competition record (archived)