Karim Cissé
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 32
Youth career
AS Aborra
Académie Falcao
Lyon Croix Rousse
Lyon La Duchère
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Saint-Étienne II 13 (5)
2023– Saint-Étienne 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– Guinea 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:57, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Karim Cissé (born 14 November 2004) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the French club Saint-Étienne.

Club career

Born in Guinea, Cissé began playing football with the Guinean youth clubs AS Aborra and Falcao Academy. He moved to France and joined the youth academies of the Lyon-based clubs Lyon Croix Rousse and Lyon La Duchère, before moving to the reserves of Saint-Étienne during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Originally assigned to their reserves, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2023 until 2026.[2] He made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne as a substitute in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Grenoble on 5 August 2023.[3]

International career

Keita was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Joueur". Ligue2.
  2. ↑ "Football. ASSE : premier contrat pro pour Karim Cissé". www.leprogres.fr.
  3. ↑ "Saint-Étienne : Karim Cissé fait ses débuts en Ligue 2". 5 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Karim Cissé sur sa première avec le Syli : « Je vais tout donner pour l'équipe »". 11 October 2023.
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