Elimane Cissé

Elimane Cissé
Elimane Cissé kneeling on the pitch and getting up
Cissé with Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Elimane Oumar Cissé
Date of birth (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dakar, 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
2019–2021 Forge FC 55 (3)
2022 US Touarga
2022–2023 Diambars
2024– Forge FC 11 (1)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U20 11 (0)
2016– Senegal 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2023

Elimane Oumar Cissé (born 12 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC and the Senegal national football team.

Club career

Cissé began playing at the senior level with Diambars in the 2014-15 season.[1] In 2016, he sought out a move to a European club,[2] however, the move failed to materialize.[3]

In February 2019, Cissé signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC, ahead of the league's inaugural season.[4] On 20 July 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Valour FC.[5] With the club, he won the 2019 and 2020 league titles.[6] In February 2021, he extended his contract for another season.[7][8] In 2021, he led the team in minutes played and was named to the league Team of the Week five times.[9]

In 2022, he joined Moroccan club US Touarga.[10]

He then subsequently returned to his former club Diambars.[11]

In January 2024, he returned to Forge FC on a multi-year contract.[12][13] However, due to visa issues, he was unable to join the club until July 2024.[14]

International career

Cissé is a native of Senegal.[15] He first represented the Senegal U20 national team at the 2015 African U-20 Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Senegal finished fourth.[16][17]

Cissé made his senior international debut for Senegal on 10 February 2016, in a friendly against Mexico.[18] He made his return to the national team at the 2022 African Nations Championship (held in early 2023), where Senegal won the title.[17] However, he had suffered an injury ahead of the quarter-finals, ending his participation in the tournament.[19][20]

Personal life

In October 2019, Cissé married his wife, Seynabou, however, 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.[21][22]

Honours

Club

Forge FC

International

Senegal

References

  1. ^ "Mercato : Elimane Oumar Cissé signe au Canada" [Mercato: Elimane Oumar Cissé signs in Canada]. WIW Sport (in French). 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ Sané, Chamsidine (5 July 2016). "Elimane Cissé quitte Diambars pour un club européen" [Elimane Cissé leaves Diambars for a European club]. SeneWeb (in French).
  3. ^ "Transfert vers l'étranger : Elimane Cissé dit ne pas être pressé" [Transfer abroad: Elimane Cissé says he is in no hurry]. GalSenFoot (in French). 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Forge FC adds Senegalese and Canadian internationals". Forge FC. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ Veenstra, Michael (21 July 2019). "Forge FC Put Away Valour In Intense Heat Up In Canada". Last Word on Sports.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (31 January 2024). "Elimane Cisse Returns To Forge". Northern Tribune.
  7. ^ "Midfielders Achinioti-Jönsson, Cissé return to Forge FC for 2021 season". Forge FC. 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (5 February 2021). "Midfielders Achinioti-Jönsson, Cissé returning to Forge FC in 2021". Canadian Premier League.
  9. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (21 December 2021). "CPL50 – 6. Elimane Cissé (Forge FC)". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ "Maroc : Pape Boubacar Gadiaga, ancien coach de Diambars, a mené l'Union Touarga Sport en 1ère division !" [Morocco: Pape Boubacar Gadiaga, former coach of Diambars, led Union Touarga Sport to the 1st division!]. WIW Sport (in French). 18 May 2022.
  11. ^ "CHAN 2023 – Élimane Cissè (milieu de terrain) : « Nous voulons nous racheter face à la RDC »" [CHAN 2023 – Élimane Cissè (midfielder): “We want to redeem ourselves against the DRC”]. WIW Sport (in French). 21 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Forge FC welcome Elimane Cissé back to the club". Forge FC. 31 January 2024.
  13. ^ Tierney, Mitchell. "Forge FC announce return of midfielder Elimane Cissé". Canadian Premier League.
  14. ^ "Elimane Cissé Arrives in Hamilton Ahead of Crucial Toronto FC Clash". Forge FC. 9 July 2024.
  15. ^ Jack, Kristian (25 August 2021). "Forge go through the gears powered by Cisse". Canadian Premier League.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (5 February 2021). "Forge FC Secures Return Of Achinioti-Jonsson, Cisse". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ a b Jacques, John (5 February 2023). "Elimane Cisse Wins African Nations Championship With Senegal". Northern Tribune.
  18. ^ Matthias, Dylan (22 April 2019). "The inaugural Canadian Premier League season preview". The Merchant Sailor.
  19. ^ N'Po, Lydiane (26 January 2023). "CHAN 2023 – Sénégal : Elimane Cissé forfait contre la Mauritanie" [CHAN 2023 – Senegal: Elimane Cissé out against Mauritania]. Cridem (in French).
  20. ^ "CHAN 2023 : Elimane Cissé forfait contre la Mauritanie" [CHAN 2023: Elimane Cissé out against Mauritania]. ActuNet (in French). 26 January 2023.
  21. ^ Milton, Steve (24 October 2019). "Forge FC player got married this month, but he was in Hamilton and she was in Senegal". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  22. ^ Milton, Steve (19 July 2024). "Elimane Cissé returns to lineup for key match vs. Cavalry: "Even when I left here I wanted to come back."". Forge FC.