Elimane Cissé

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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 27)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Diambars
2019–2021 Forge FC 55 (3)
National team‡
2015 Senegal U20 11 (0)
2016– Senegal 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2019

Elimane Oumar Cissé (born 12 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life[]

Cissé was born in Dakar, Senegal.[1]

Club career[]

Forge FC[]

On 26 February 2019, Cissé signed with new Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[2] In their first season, Forge qualified for the CPL finals against Cavalry FC. Cissé would play both legs, and with Forge up 1-0 on aggregate, he assisted a David Choinière goal during stoppage time in the second leg to seal the championship for the club.[3]

Cissé left the club following the 2021 season.[4][5]

International career[]

Cissé first represented the Senegal U20 national team at the 2015 African U-20 Championship. He appeared in all five matches for Senegal, including the final, which they lost 1–0 to Nigeria.[6][7][8][9][10] Cissé was subsequently called up for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he started six matches in a surprise fourth-place performance.[11]

Cissé made his senior international debut for Senegal on 10 February 2016, in a friendly against Mexico.[11][1]

Honours[]

Club[]

Forge FC

Personal life[]

In October 2019, Cissé married his wife, Seynabou. 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.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Elimane Cissé". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Forge FC adds Senegalese and Canadian internationals". Forge FC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC to win first Canadian Premier League title - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. ^ Jack, Kristian, ed. (February 15, 2022). "Forge FC Champions League Preview Show". CanPL.ca Newsroom. Canadian Premier League. 26 minutes in.
  5. ^ Jenkins, Adam (March 12, 2022). "Steel and Mettle: Inside Forge FC's quest for three trophies in 2022". OneSoccer. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Senegal 1-3 Nigeria". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Cote D'Ivoire 2-2 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Senegal 4-3 Congo". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Mali 1-2 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Nigeria 1-0 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Elimane Cissé". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ Milton, Steve (2019-10-24). "Forge FC player got married this month, but he was in Hamilton and she was in Senegal". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

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