Édouard Cissé

	Cissé with Marseille in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Édouard Léopold Cissé
Date of birth	30 March 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Pau, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994	AS Billère
1994–1996	Pau
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Pau FC
1997–2007	Paris Saint-Germain
1998–1999	→ Rennes (loan)
2002–2003	→ West Ham United (loan)
2003–2004	→ Monaco (loan)
2007–2009	Beşiktaş
2009–2011	Marseille
2011–2012	Auxerre
Total
International career
1997	France U-20
1998–1999	France U-21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Édouard Léopold Cissé (born 30 March 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Cissé was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in southwest France.^[2]

Club career

Cissé made his breakthrough at his boyhood club Pau FC in 1997.

Cissé previously played for Monaco in France and West Ham United^[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 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 Auxerre on 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 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.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2003–04

Besiktas

Marseille

Ligue 1: 2009–10
Coupe de la Ligue: 2009–10, 2010–11^[9]^[10]
Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Edouard Leopold Cisse". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Edouard Cissé". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "France – U-21 – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
^ "Charlton add to Hammers misery". BBC. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
^ "Edouard Cissé, International franco-sénégalais: " l'Envie de jouer pour le Sénégal est là"".
^ "RFI - Edouard Cissé : " l'Envie de jouer pour le Sénégal est là "".
^ "Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "MARSEILLE – BORDEAUX : LES COMPOS, LAURENT BLANC MET SON ÉQUIPE TYPE". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "COUPE DE LA LIGUE FINALE". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Résultat et résumé Marseille – Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 28 Juillet 2010". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Résultat et résumé Lille – Marseille, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 27 Juillet 2011". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

External links

Édouard Cissé at the French Football Federation (in French)

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[1] "Edouard Leopold Cisse". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[Lequipe-2] "Edouard Cissé". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[rsssf-3] "France – U-21 – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[4] "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2009.

[5] "Charlton add to Hammers misery". BBC. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2009.

[6] "Edouard Cissé, International franco-sénégalais: " l'Envie de jouer pour le Sénégal est là"".

[7] "RFI - Edouard Cissé : " l'Envie de jouer pour le Sénégal est là "".

[8] "Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[9] "MARSEILLE – BORDEAUX : LES COMPOS, LAURENT BLANC MET SON ÉQUIPE TYPE". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[10] "COUPE DE LA LIGUE FINALE". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[11] "Résultat et résumé Marseille – Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 28 Juillet 2010". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[12] "Résultat et résumé Lille – Marseille, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 27 Juillet 2011". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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Cissé with Marseille in 2010
Full name	Édouard Léopold Cissé^[1]
Date of birth	(1978-03-30) 30 March 1978 (age 47)^[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)
International career
1997	France U-20	1	(0^[3])
1998–1999	France U-21	14	(1^[3])
* Club domestic league appearances and goals