Souleymane Cissé (footballer, born 2002)

Souleymane Cissé
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dijon
Number 13
Youth career
2015–2020 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lens II 23 (2)
2022–2023 Clermont II 5 (0)
2022–2023 Clermont 2 (0)
2023– Dijon 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Souleymane Cissé (born 8 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Dijon.

Professional career

A youth product of Lens, Cissé began his senior career with their reserves in 2020.[1] He transferred to Clermont on 22 June 2022, signing a 1+2 years professional contract.[2] On 20 January 2021, he made his senior and professional debut with the senior Clermont side as a late substitute in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 31 August 2022.[3]

Personal life

Born in France, Cissé is of Senegalese descent.[4]

References

  1. ^ France, Centre (25 July 2022). "Football - Souleymane Cissé (Clermont Foot) : " Saisir ma chance au maximum et ne pas avoir de regrets "". www.lamontagne.fr.
  2. ^ France, Centre (22 June 2022). "Football - Souleymane Cissé, cinquième recrue du Clermont Foot". www.lamontagne.fr.
  3. ^ "OM 1-0 Clermont, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, résultat et résumé du match (31/08/2022)". L'Équipe.
  4. ^ ZIKPI, Alfred (22 June 2022). "Mercato : Le Franco-Sénégalais Souleymane Cissé s'engage avec Clermont".