Ousseynou Cissé

Ousseynou Cissé
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Cissé
Date of birth (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991
Place of birth Suresnes, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 8
Youth career
1997–2001 Jouy-le-Moutier
2001–2008 Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2009 Amiens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Amiens 36 (0)
2012–2015 Dijon 93 (5)
2015–2016 Rayo Vallecano 0 (0)
2016 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 9 (1)
2016–2017 Tours 25 (1)
2017– Milton Keynes Dons 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Mali 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Ousseynou Cissé (born 7 April 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays for League One club Milton Keynes Dons and the Mali national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.

Early life

Cissé was born in Suresnes, France to a Malian father and a Senegalese mother.[1]

Club career

Amiens

Cissé joined Amiens' youth academy in 2007 aged 16, after a spell with Paris Saint-Germain.[2] He made his senior debuts in 2009, appearing with the side in Championnat National.

On 5 August 2011 Cissé played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Stade de Reims for the Ligue 2 championship.[3] He appeared in 19 matches during the campaign, as his side was relegated as dead last.

Dijon

On 19 July 2012, Cissé signed a two-year deal with Dijon, also in the second division.[4] On 7 March 2014 he scored his first professional goal, scoring the second in a 2–2 draw with AJ Auxerre.[5]

Rayo Vallecano

On 4 July 2015 Cissé moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year contract with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[6] Following limited first team opportunities, Cissé joined Belgian side Waasland-Beveren in January 2016 on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, making twelve appearances for the club and scoring once.[7]

Tours

On 15 July 2016, after reaching an agreement with Rayo Vallecano to terminate his contract, Cissé joined Ligue 2 club Tours FC.[8] Over the following season, Cissé made a total of 26 appearances in all competitions, and scoring once before being released by the club.[9]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 29 June 2017, Cissé joined English EFL League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.[10]

International career

Cissé was called up by Mali national team manager Alain Giresse for a friendly against Libya and a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Sudan.[11] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015, in a 2–2 draw against the former.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 August 2017[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens 2009–10 Championnat National 9000——90
2010–11 Championnat National 8010——90
2011–12 Ligue 2 19040——230
Total 36050——410
Dijon 2012–13 Ligue 2 24020——260
2013–14 Ligue 2 34451——395
2014–15 Ligue 2 35130——381
Total 935101——1036
Rayo Vallecano 2015–16 La Liga 0000——00
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 9130——121
Tours 2016–17 Ligue 2 25110——261
Milton Keynes Dons 2017–18 League One 1000100020
Career total 164719110001848

International

As of match played 27 May 2016[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201540
201610
Total50

References

  1. ↑ "CAN 2017 (Éliminatoires): une première pour Ousseynou Cissé" [CAN 2017 (qualifiers): a debut for Ousseynou Cissé] (in French). Mali Football. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse, le début d’une belle aventure à l’Amiens SC" [Ousseynou Cisse, the debut of a great adventure at Amiens SC] (in French). Amiens' official website. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stade de Reims 1–0 Amiens SC". Ligue 1. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "L2 – Ousseynou Cissé (Amiens) signe à Dijon pour 2 ans" [L2 – Ousseynou Cissé (Amiens) signs with Dijon for 2 years] (in French). Made in Foot. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "AJ Auxerre 2–2 Dijon FCO". Ligue 1. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ousseynou Cissé nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Ousseynou Cissé new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo's official website. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ↑ El Rayo cede a Cissé al Waasland-Beveren belga. MARCA.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ "Le Tours FC se renforce (in French)". www.toursfc.fr. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mali - O. Cissé". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse: MK Dons sign Mali midfielder from Tours FC". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Petits nouveaux dans la tanière" [New kids in the den] (in French). France Football. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Amical: Le Mali et la Libye font match nul" [Friendly: Mali and Libya end up drawing] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ousseynou Cissé". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Football: Ousseynou Cissé". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Cissé, Ousseynou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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