Elimane Oumar Cissé (born 12 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Cissé began playing at the senior level with Diambars in the 2014-15 season. In 2016, he sought out a move to a European club, however, the move failed to materialize. In February 2019, Cissé signed with

side

, ahead of the league's inaugural season. On 20 July 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over

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. With the club, he won the 2019 and 2020 league titles. In February 2021, he extended his contract for another season. In 2021, he led the team in minutes played and was named to the league Team of the Week five times. In 2022, he joined Moroccan club US Touarga. He then subsequently returned to his former club Diambars. In January 2024, he returned to Forge FC on a multi-year contract.

International career

Cissé is a native of Senegal. He first represented the Senegal U20 national team at the

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and the

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, where Senegal finished fourth. Cissé made his senior international debut for

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on 10 February 2016, in a friendly against

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. He made his return to the national team at the

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(held in early 2023), where Senegal won the title. However, he had suffered an injury ahead of the quarter-finals, ending his participation in the tournament.

Personal life

In October 2019, Cissé married his wife, Seynabou, however, because the

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was still going on, he could not return to Senegal and communicated with his wife via

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during the ceremony.

Honours

Club

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International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Elimane 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Senegalese men's footballers Footballers from Dakar Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Diambars FC players Forge FC players Ligue 1 (Senegal) players Canadian Premier League players Senegal men's youth international footballers Senegal men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco