Pathé Ismaël Ciss (born 16 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pathé Ismaël Ciss | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Diambars | ||
| 2017–2020 | União Madeira | 30 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Famalicão (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | (3) |
| 2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:28, 22 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ciss was born in Dakar, and represented GNK Dinamo Zagreb as a youth. He started his career at Diambars FC in his home country, before joining LigaPro side C.F. União on 31 July 2017.[1]
Ciss made his professional debut on 13 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Gonçalo Abreu in a 2–0 home win against Real S.C. He scored his first goal abroad on 29 October, netting the game's only in a home defeat of U.D. Oliveirense.
On 30 August 2018, after União suffered relegation, Ciss moved to F.C. Famalicão on a one-year loan deal, still in the second division.[2] He contributed with four goals during the campaign, as his side returned to Primeira Liga after 25 years.
On 2 September 2019, Ciss was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada, for one year.[3] The following 13 July, he signed a permanent contract until 2023 with the club.[4]
On 28 July 2021, Ciss signed a four-year deal with Rayo Vallecano, newly promoted to La Liga, along with teammate Randy Nteka.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União Madeira | 2017–18[6] | LigaPro | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2018–19[6] | LigaPro | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2019–20[7] | Segunda División | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Fuenlabrada | 2020–21[7] | Segunda División | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2021–22[7] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 6 | ||
Rayo Vallecano – current squad | |
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