Abdoulaye Cissé (born 24 December 1983) is a former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a striker. Born in Ivory Coast, he represented

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

at international level.

Club career

Cissé was born in Adzopé, Ivory Coast. He moved to

Al-Siliya Sports Club Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club currently competing in the Qatar Stars League. They are based in Doha and play their home games at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. History Al Sai ...

from Al Faisaly, following a loan to

Al-Khor Sports Club Al-Khor Sports Club ( ar, نادي الخور الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Khor, featuring teams in a number of sports including football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and ...

during the 2006–07 season. He moved to Egyptian League giants

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

on 15 May 2012, from

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Lea ...

. He joined

Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club ( ar, نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Al-Ittihad, is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, L ...

in 2013 for one season, and returned to

in 2014 summer transfer window.

International career

Cissé was a member of the Burkinabé

2004 African Nations Cup The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...

team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Honours

Zamalek *

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...

: 2014–15

References

;Infobox statistics * Montpellier: * Al-Faisaly, Al-Khor (both spells), Al-Siliya, Al-Dhafra, Burkina Faso: * Al-Masry, Zamalek: ;Specific

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Abdoulaye 1983 births Living people People from Adzopé Citizens of Burkina Faso through descent Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent Sportspeople of Burkinabé descent Burkinabé men's footballers Men's association football forwards Burkina Faso men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Montpellier HSC players Ligue 2 players Al Masry SC players Al-Khor SC players Al-Sailiya SC players Al Dhafra FC players Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players Zamalek SC players Al Faisaly FC players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi Professional League players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Libyan Premier League players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Burkinabé expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Qatar Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Egypt 21st-century Burkinabé people