Modou Kéba Cissé
Senegalese footballer (born 2005)
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Modou Kéba Cissé (born 4 August 2005) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder[2] for Premier League club Aston Villa.[3]
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Modou Kéba Cissé playing for LASK | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Modou Kéba Cissé | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Be Sport Academy | ||
| 2024 | Real Ávila | ||
| 2024–2025 | LASK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | LASK Amateur OÖ | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | LASK | 36 | (3) |
| 2026– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 10 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Cissé is a product of the Be Sport Academy in Dakar, Senegal, which was followed by a short spell at Real Avila before signing for Austrian side LASK in 2024. Cissé signed a pre-agreement with Aston Villa in July 2025 and completed the move a year later having played a key role LASK's league and cup double.
Club career
Early career
Cissé played his early football at the Senegalese Be Sport Academy,[4] before signing for Spanish club Real Ávila's youth system in February 2024.[5]
LASK
Cissé was in Spain for only 4 months before, on 14 July 2024, he was signed by Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK.[6]
Cissé played 5 matches for the club's B-team in the Austrian Regionalliga, before being moved to the first team.[7] He made his professional debut on 23 February 2025, in a 2–1 league victory over Rapid Vienna.[8]
On 19 July 2025, English club Aston Villa announced that they had come to an agreement for the signing of Cissé in the summer of 2026,[3] with the defender remaining at the Austrian club until then. It was reported that the transfer fee was around £4 million.[9][10] Cissé trained with the Aston Villa side during the Austrian league's winter break in December 2025.[11] LASK won the league and cup with Cissé appearing 30 times over the season.[11]
Aston Villa
Cissé joined Aston Villa in July 2026 as per the terms of the contract agreed one year prior.[11]
Personal life
Cissé enjoyed a relatively affluent upbringing in a large house. His mother was a Spanish teacher and his father a local businessman. He is a practicing Muslim.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LASK Amateur OÖ | 2024–25 | Austrian Regionalliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| LASK | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 4 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup
- Appearances in Austrian Bundesliga's Conference League play-offs