Moustapha Cissé
Guinean footballer (born 2003)
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Moustapha Elhadji Cissé (born 14 September 2003) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Carrarese, on loan from Atalanta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moustapha Elhadji Cissé | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Carrarese (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Rinascita Refugees | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Rinascita Refugees | 8 | (18) |
| 2022– | Atalanta | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Pisa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Südtirol (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Atalanta U23 (res.) | 48 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Carrarese (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Rinascita Refugees
Cissé moved to Italy as a refugee and orphan and was scouted playing for Seconda Categoria club Rinascita Refugees in 2019, a team made of refugees and asylum seekers in Lecce in the eighth tier of Italian football.[2] Whilst at Rinascita Refugees, Cissé scored 18 goals in eight league games for the club.[3]
Atalanta
On 23 February 2022, Cissé signed for Atalanta.[4] He debuted with their reserves in March 2022, scoring three goals in three games.[5] Cissé made his Serie A debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 win over Bologna; coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute, he scored his side's only goal in the 82nd minute.[6][7]
Loans in Serie B
On 5 August 2022, Cissé joined Serie B side Pisa on loan with an option to buy.[8] He subsequently made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 4–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Brescia.[9]
Having found limited playing time in Tuscany, on 30 January 2023 Cissé was recalled from Pisa by Atalanta, subsequently joining fellow second-tier club Südtirol on loan until the end of the season.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2023[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Pisa (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs