Ousseynou Cissé
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991
Place of birth Suresnes, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
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)
2022–2023 Eastleigh 41 (3)
2023– Ebbsfleet United 19 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Mali 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:08, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Ousseynou Cissé (born 7 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Ebbsfleet United. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.

Early life

Cissé was born in Suresnes, France to a Malian father and a Senegalese mother.[1]

Club career

Amiens

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.

Dijon

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]

Rayo Vallecano

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]

Tours

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]

Milton Keynes Dons

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]

Gillingham

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]

Leyton Orient

On 16 July 2020, Cissé joined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract.[19]

Oldham Athletic

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]

Eastleigh

On 27 June 2022, Cissé agreed to join National League club Eastleigh following his departure from Oldham.[22] He was released after one season at the club.[23]

Ebbsfleet United

On 26 June 2023, Cissé signed for newly promoted National League club Ebbsfleet United.[24]

International career

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.[25] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015, in a 2–2 draw against the former.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season[27][28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens 2009–10 Championnat National 9000——90
2010–11 Championnat National 8010——90
2011–12 Ligue 2 19040——230
Total 36050——410
Dijon 2012–13 Ligue 2 24020——260
2013–14 Ligue 2 34451——395
2014–15 Ligue 2 35130——381
Total 935101——1036
Rayo Vallecano 2015–16 La Liga 0000——00
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 9130——121
Tours 2016–17 Ligue 2 25110——261
Milton Keynes Dons 2017–18[29] League One 32021101[lower-alpha 1]0361
2018–19[30] League Two 26210203[lower-alpha 1]0322
Total 582313040683
Gillingham 2019–20[31] League One 2100003[lower-alpha 1]051
Leyton Orient (loan) 2019–20[31] League Two 101000000101
Leyton Orient 2020–21[32] League Two 36100101[lower-alpha 1]0381
Leyton Orient total 462001010482
Oldham Athletic 2021–22[33] League Two 8000102[lower-alpha 1]0110
Eastleigh 2022–23[34] National League 41320—3[lower-alpha 2]0463
Career total 318152425013036017
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 27 May 2016[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201540
201610
Total50

Honours

Amiens

Milton Keynes Dons

References

  1. ↑ "CAN 2017 (Éliminatoires): une première pour Ousseynou Cissé" [CAN 2017 (qualifiers): a debut for Ousseynou Cissé] (in French). Mali Football. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse, le début d'une belle aventure à l'Amiens SC" [Ousseynou Cisse, the debut of a great adventure at Amiens SC] (in French). Amiens' official website. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stade de Reims 1–0 Amiens SC". Ligue 1. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "L2 – Ousseynou Cissé (Amiens) signe à Dijon pour 2 ans" [L2 – Ousseynou Cissé (Amiens) signs with Dijon for 2 years] (in French). Made in Foot. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "AJ Auxerre 2–2 Dijon FCO". Ligue 1. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ousseynou Cissé nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Ousseynou Cissé new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo's official website. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ↑ El Rayo cede a Cissé al Waasland-Beveren belga. MARCA.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ "Le Tours FC se renforce (in French)". www.toursfc.fr. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mali – O. Cissé". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse: MK Dons sign Mali midfielder from Tours FC". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 0–1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Bury". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ouss Cisse confirms MK Dons departure". Milton Keynes Citizen. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse: Gillingham sign former MK Dons midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  16. ↑ "Gillingham 1-2 Burton Albion - Broadhead at double for Brewers". derbytelegraph. 2019-08-10. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  17. ↑ "Ousseynou Cisse: Leyton Orient sign Gillingham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Gillingham release Ouss Cisse, Mark Byrne and Ben Pringle while Lee Hodson and Barry Fuller are free to look elsewhere". Kent Online. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Leyton Orient sign former Gillingham midfielder Ouss Cisse". Kent Online. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Midfielder Ouss Cisse joins Oldham Athletic". 7 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  22. ↑ "NEW SIGNING : OUSSEYNOU CISSÈ JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "2022/23 RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "Fleet arrange Cissé fire for midfield". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Petits nouveaux dans la tanière" [New kids in the den] (in French). France Football. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Amical: Le Mali et la Libye font match nul" [Friendly: Mali and Libya end up drawing] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ousseynou Cissé". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Football: Ousseynou Cissé". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Ousseynou Cissé in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  34. ↑ Ousseynou Cissé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "Cissé, Ousseynou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  36. ↑ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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