Édouard Cissé
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Cissé with Marseille | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édouard Souleymane Leopold Cissé | ||
| Date of birth | March 30, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Pau, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Pau | 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[1]) |
| 1998–1999 | France U-21 | 14 | (1[1]) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2012. | |||
Édouard Cissé (born 30 March 1978) is a French former football player of Senegalese descent whose last club was AJ Auxerre.
Early life
Cissé was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in southwest France.
Club career
He is a midfielder. Cissé previously played for Monaco in France and West Ham[2] in the English Premiership (where he scored once against Charlton Athletic)[3] and Paris Saint-Germain. On 28 June 2007, it was confirmed that Cissé had signed a 2-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 Marseille. On 18 August 2011, he joined AJ Auxerreon a two-year contract. After two years at the club he left in 2013.
International career
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,[4][5] having not been called up again.
Honours
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Monaco
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2003−04
- Besiktas JK
- Marseille
References
- 1 2 "France – U-21 – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC. 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Charlton add to Hammers misery". BBC. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ↑ http://www.seneweb.com/news/Sport/edouard-ciss-international-franco-s-n-galais-l-envie-de-jouer-pour-le-s-n-gal-est-l_n_26230.html
- ↑ http://www1.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/118/article_85927.asp