El Hadji Malick Cissé
Senegalese footballer (born 2008)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Hadji Malick Cissé (born 4 January 2008) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for the under-19 team (Campionato Primavera 1) of Serie A club AC Milan.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan U19[1] | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2026 | Be Sport | ||
| 2026– | AC Milan | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Senegal U17 | 8 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Club career
He was born in Dakar, Senegal, and is a youth product of his hometown academy Be Sports.[3][4] On 2025, clubs from Europe showed interest in recruiting him, first from the two English clubs Burnley and Ipswich Town, followed by French side Lyon, Italian side AC Milan, as well as Spanish side Barcelona.[5][6][7][8]
On 30 January 2026, AC Milan announced Cissé's signing, initially joining both the reserve team and the primavera squad.[9][10] He made 12 appearances with the primavera in the Campionato Primavera 1 during his first season with the club.[11][12]
International career
Cissé is a Senegal youth international, having participated in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, as one of the 21 players of the U17s squad.[5][13]