Salim Cissé

Salim Cissé
Personal information
Full nameSalim Cissé
Date of birth24 October 1992
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Académica (on loan from Sporting)
Number12
Youth career
Borgo Massimina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Arezzo27(13)
2012–2013Académica25(6)
2013–2015Sporting B25(7)
2013–Sporting CP0(0)
2014→ Arouca (loan)9(0)
2015→ Académica (loan)4(0)
National team‡
2013–Guinea4(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Salim "Sam" Cissé (born 24 December 1992) is a Guinean footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward.

Club career

Born in Conakry, Cissé started playing football when he was already 18. He moved to Italy with his parents in 2011, to escape the political situation in his homeland, and started playing the sport with lower league side U.S. Arezzo, based in Tuscany.[1]

In the 2012 summer Cissé switched to Portugal, signing for three years with top division club Académica de Coimbra. He appeared in 41 official games in his first season as a professional and scored nine goals – second-best in the squad only behind Edinho – netting twice in six appearances in the team's campaign in the UEFA Europa League.[2]

Cissé continued in the country for 2013–14, penning a five-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal.[3] He spent his first season, however, mainly registered with the reserves in the second level.[4]

On 20 January 2014, Cissé was loaned out to fellow top division side F.C. Arouca until June.[5]

Personal life

Cissé is a practicing Muslim.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le due vite di Salim – da clandestino a star del pallone" [The two lives of Salim – from stowaway to football star] (in Italian). l'Unità. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Com eles juntos tudo é mais fácil" [When they play together everything is easier] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Salim Cissé garantido" [Salim Cissé confirmed] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cissé em destaque nos B" [Cissé excels for the B's] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "FC Arouca acerta empréstimo de Cissé" [FC Arouca agrees Cissé loan] (in Portuguese). F.C. Arouca. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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