Ousseynou Cissé

Ousseynou Cissé

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Suresnes, France
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mâcon
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)
2017–2019	Milton Keynes Dons	58	(2)
2019–2020	Gillingham	2	(1)
2020	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	10	(1)
2020–2021	Leyton Orient	36	(1)
2021–2022	Oldham Athletic	8	(0)
2022–2023	Eastleigh	41	(3)
2023–2024	Ebbsfleet United	19	(2)
2024–	Mâcon	4	(1)
International career^‡
2015–2016	Mali	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Ousseynou Cissé (born 7 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 3 club Mâcon.[1] Born in France, he plays for 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.[2]

Club career

Amiens

Cissé joined Amiens' youth academy in 2007 aged 16, after a spell with Paris Saint-Germain.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 7 March 2014 he scored his first professional goal, scoring the second in a 2–2 draw with AJ Auxerre.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Tours

On 15 July 2016, after reaching an agreement with Rayo Vallecano to terminate his contract, Cissé joined Ligue 2 club Tours FC.[9] Over the following season, Cissé made a total of 26 appearances in all competitions, and scoring once before being released by the club.[10]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 29 June 2017, Cissé joined English League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.[11] On 6 January 2018, Cissé scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal in a 0–1, third round FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.[12] On 11 August 2018, Cissé scored his first league goal, a 90th-minute winner, in a 1–0 home victory over Bury.[13] After two seasons in which he made 68 appearances in all competitions and scored 3 goals, Cissé announced on 11 May 2019 he would be leaving the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]

Gillingham

On 24 June 2019, Cissé joined League One club Gillingham on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019.[15] He made his debut for the club in their opening fixture of the 2019–20 season, a 1–1 draw away to Doncaster Rovers.[16] He scored his first and only goal for the club in the next league fixture as they were defeated 1–2 at home to Burton Albion.[17]

He signed for League Two side Leyton Orient on a six-month loan deal on 17 January 2020 and remained with the club until the curtailment of the season due to the Coronavirus outbreak.[18]

He was released by Gillingham at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having only made 5 appearances for the club in all competitions.[19]

Leyton Orient

On 16 July 2020, Cissé joined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract.[20]

Oldham Athletic

On 7 August 2021, Cissé departed Leyton Orient by mutual agreement, joining Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract.[21] Oldham confirmed at the end of the season that they would not be offering Cissé a new contract and he would be leaving the club.[22]

Eastleigh

On 27 June 2022, Cissé agreed to join National League club Eastleigh following his departure from Oldham.[23] He was released after one season at the club.[24]

Ebbsfleet United

On 26 June 2023, Cissé signed for newly promoted National League club Ebbsfleet United.[25]

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.[26] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015, in a 2–2 draw against the former.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season[28][29]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens	2009–10	Championnat National	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2010–11	Championnat National	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2011–12	Ligue 2	19	0	4	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		36	0	5	0	—		—		41	0
Dijon	2012–13	Ligue 2	24	0	2	0	—		—		26	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	34	4	5	1	—		—		39	5
	2014–15	Ligue 2	35	1	3	0	—		—		38	1
	Total		93	5	10	1	—		—		103	6
Rayo Vallecano	2015–16	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Waasland-Beveren (loan)	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	9	1	3	0	—		—		12	1
Tours	2016–17	Ligue 2	25	1	1	0	—		—		26	1
Milton Keynes Dons	2017–18[30]	League One	32	0	2	1	1	0	1[a]	0	36	1
	2018–19[31]	League Two	26	2	1	0	2	0	3[a]	0	32	2
	Total		58	2	3	1	3	0	4	0	68	3
Gillingham	2019–20[32]	League One	2	1	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	5	1
Leyton Orient (loan)	2019–20[32]	League Two	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Leyton Orient	2020–21[33]	League Two	36	1	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	38	1
	Leyton Orient total		46	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	48	2
Oldham Athletic	2021–22[34]	League Two	8	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	11	0
Eastleigh	2022–23[35]	National League	41	3	2	0	—		3[b]	0	46	3
Career total			318	15	24	2	5	0	13	0	360	17

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 27 May 2016[36]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2015	4	0
	2016	1	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Amiens

• Championnat National runner-up: 2010–11^[citation needed]

Milton Keynes Dons

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2018–19[37]

References

1. Ousseynou Cissé at Soccerway
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Stade de Reims 1–0 Amiens SC". Ligue 1. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. "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.
6. "AJ Auxerre 2–2 Dijon FCO". Ligue 1. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
7. "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.
8. El Rayo cede a Cissé al Waasland-Beveren belga. MARCA.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016 (in Spanish)
9. "Le Tours FC se renforce (in French)". www.toursfc.fr. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
10. "Mali – O. Cissé". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
11. "Ousseynou Cisse: MK Dons sign Mali midfielder from Tours FC". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
12. "Queens Park Rangers 0–1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
13. "Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Bury". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
14. "Ouss Cisse confirms MK Dons departure". Milton Keynes Citizen. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
15. "Ousseynou Cisse: Gillingham sign former MK Dons midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
16. "Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
17. "Gillingham 1-2 Burton Albion - Broadhead at double for Brewers". derbytelegraph. 10 August 2019. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
18. "Ousseynou Cisse: Leyton Orient sign Gillingham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
19. "Gillingham release Ouss Cisse, Mark Byrne and Ben Pringle while Lee Hodson and Barry Fuller are free to look elsewhere". Kent Online. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
20. "Leyton Orient sign former Gillingham midfielder Ouss Cisse". Kent Online. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
21. "Midfielder Ouss Cisse joins Oldham Athletic". 7 August 2021.
22. "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
23. "NEW SIGNING : OUSSEYNOU CISSÈ JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
24. "2022/23 RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
25. "Fleet arrange Cissé fire for midfield". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
26. "Petits nouveaux dans la tanière" [New kids in the den] (in French). France Football. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
27. "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.
28. "Ousseynou Cissé". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
29. "Football: Ousseynou Cissé". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
30. "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
31. "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
32. "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
33. "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
34. "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
35. Ousseynou Cissé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
36. "Cissé, Ousseynou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
37. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

External links

• Ousseynou Cissé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Ousseynou Cissé at National-Football-Teams.com