Édouard Cissé
French footballer (born 1978)
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Édouard Léopold Cissé (born 30 March 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Cissé with Marseille in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édouard Léopold Cissé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1978[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Pau, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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.
