Édouard Léopold Cissé (born 30 March 1978) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder.
![]() Cissé with Marseille in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Édouard Léopold Cissé[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1978-03-30) 30 March 1978 (age 44)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Pau, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1994 | AS Billère | ||
1994–1996 | Pau | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Pau FC | 17 | (0) |
1997–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | 186 | (8) |
1998–1999 | → Rennes (loan) | 28 | (2) |
2002–2003 | → West Ham United (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2003–2004 | → Monaco (loan) | 31 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Beşiktaş | 54 | (2) |
2009–2011 | Marseille | 55 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Auxerre | 28 | (2) |
Total | 424 | (17) | |
National team | |||
1997 | France U-20 | 1 | (0[3]) |
1998–1999 | France U-21 | 14 | (1[3]) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Cissé was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in southwest France.[2]
Cissé made his breakthrough at his boyhood club Pau FC in 1997.
Cissé previously played for AS Monaco FC in France and West Ham[4] in the English Premiership (where he scored once against Charlton Athletic)[5] and Paris Saint-Germain. On 28 June 2007, it was confirmed that Cissé had signed a two-year contract (with an option of a third) with Beşiktaş J.K. of Turkey for a fee of €1.5 million per annum. He played well with Fabian Ernst and left the club on 3 June 2009 to sign with Olympique de Marseille. On 18 August 2011, he joined AJ Auxerre on a two-year contract. After two years at the club he left in 2013.
Cissé played for the France under-20 and under-21 teams. Having Senegalese ancestry, he became eligible to play for the Senegal national football team in 2009 after a change in FIFA regulations. He was called up to friendly match against South Korea, but rejected the call saying that he would rather clarify some points,[6][7] having not been called up again.
Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Besiktas
Marseille
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