Ousseynou Cissé (born 7 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Eastleigh. Born in France, he represents Mali internationally.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Suresnes, France | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
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) |
2017–2019 | 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– | Eastleigh | 15 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Mali | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC) |
Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.
Cissé was born in Suresnes, France to a Malian father and a Senegalese mother.[1]
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.
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]
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]
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]
On 29 June 2017, Cissé joined English League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.[10] 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.[11] On 11 August 2018, Cissé scored his first league goal, a 90th-minute winner, in a 1–0 home victory over Bury.[12] 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.[13]
On 24 June 2019, Cissé joined League One club Gillingham on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019.[14] He made his debut for the club in their opening fixture of the 2019–20 season, a 1–1 draw away to Doncaster Rovers.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
He was released by Gillingham at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having only made 5 appearances for the club in all competitions.[18]
On 16 July 2020, Cissé joined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract.[19]
On 7 August 2021, Cissé departed Leyton Orient by mutual agreement, joining Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract.[20] 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.[21]
On 27 June 2022, Cissé agreed to join National League club Eastleigh following his departure from Oldham.[22]
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.[23] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015, in a 2–2 draw against the former.[24]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[27] | League One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
2018–19[28] | League Two | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
Gillingham | 2019–20[29] | League One | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2019–20[29] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Leyton Orient | 2020–21[30] | League Two | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 1 |
Leyton Orient total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2021–22[31] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 277 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 314 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Amiens
Milton Keynes Dons
Eastleigh F.C. – current squad | |
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