Papiss Demba Cissé (; born 3 June 1985) is a Senegalese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Ligue 2
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club
Amiens
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. He formerly played for the
Senegal national football team
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.
Formerly of
SC Freiburg
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, he once held the record of most goals scored by an
African
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player in a single
Bundesliga
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campaign – 22 in the
2010–11
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season. That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league.
A full international since 2009, Cissé earned over 30 caps for Senegal and played for the country at the
2012
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and
2015
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Africa Cup of Nations
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.
Club career
Early career
Cissé began his career with
Génération Foot
Académie Génération Foot, also called Association Sportive Génération Foot is an association football club founded in 2000 in Dakar, Senegal. The Stade Déni Biram Ndao, which has a capacity of 1,001, is their home stadium.
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and
Douanes Dakar before transferring to the French side
Metz
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in summer 2005. After only one month during the
2005–06 season, he left Metz and was loaned to French side
Cherbourg
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. During the season, Cissé played 26 matches and scored 11 goals for the
Normandy
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club.
After the season, Cissé returned to Metz for a further two years before being loaned again to
Châteauroux
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Climate
Ch ...
in January 2008 and before returning to Metz in July 2008 for a third stint.
SC Freiburg
Cissé signed for German
Bundesliga
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side
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...
on 28 December 2009 for a fee of €1.62 million. He initially became a transfer target for Freiburg in the summer of 2009 after he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 2–1 friendly win for Metz over the club. However, a transfer fee could not be agreed upon at the time.
Hannover 96
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also expressed interest in the player. In his first partial season at Freiburg, Cissé appeared in 16 matches, scoring six goals.
During the
2010–11 Bundesliga
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season, which was his first full season with Freiburg, Cissé was ranked second in the league in terms of goals scored, only behind
Mario Gómez
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Gómez began his professional career with ...
of
Bayern Munich
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, who scored 28. Cissé also set a club and league record; his 22 goals during the course of the season set the single-season goal record by a Freiburg player, as well as setting a new record for the most goals scored by an
Africa
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n in a single Bundesliga season. The record was previously held by
Tony Yeboah
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He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for sc ...
, who scored 20 goals with
Eintracht Frankfurt
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in
1992–93. That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league.
Newcastle United
2011–12 season
On 21 January 2012, Cissé signed for
Newcastle United
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on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an estimated fee in the region of £9.3 million, linking up with fellow
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
striker
Demba Ba
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He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
in the process. He was subsequently handed the number 9 shirt, formerly worn by Newcastle legend Alan Shearer. On 5 February, Cissé made his debut for Newcastle in the 2–1 league win against
Aston Villa
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at
St James' Park
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St James' Park ...
. He replaced the injured
Leon Best
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in the 14th minute before scoring the winning goal in the 71st minute with a breath-taking volley, chesting it before volleying with his left into the top left corner of the net. On 11 February, he made his first start for the club in the 5–0 away league defeat against
Tottenham Hotspur
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at
White Hart Lane
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. On 25 February, he scored in the sixth minute in a 2–2 home draw against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. On 25 March, he scored two first-half goals in Newcastle's 1–3 league victory against
West Bromwich Albion
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at
The Hawthorns
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, but he was denied a
hat-trick
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Origin
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early in the second half by a save by West Brom goalkeeper
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. Cissé's brace against West Brom made him the quickest player since
Les Ferdinand
Leslie Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit, who is currently the director of football at Queens Park Rangers.
A striker, his playing career included notable sp ...
to hit the five-goal mark for Newcastle.
Cissé scored his sixth and seventh goals, against
Liverpool
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, in a 2–0 home win. He scored a third consecutive brace at
Liberty Stadium
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in a 2–0 away win against
Swansea City
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on 6 April, bringing his tally to nine goals in eight matches. This made him Newcastle's most prolific goals per-game goalscorer of all-time, ahead of
Hughie Gallacher
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. On 9 April, he scored his tenth goal in nine matches for Newcastle against
Bolton Wanderers
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in a 2–0 home win. On 21 April, Cissé scored his 11th goal in ten matches during a 3–0 win against
Stoke City
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. He then managed to score his 12th and 13th Premier League goals in a 2–0 win against
Chelsea
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at
Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge may refer to:
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on 2 May 2012, the second of which he curled the ball with the outside of his foot from 37 yards out. Cissé described the goal as the best of his career, and was subsequently chosen as the BBC's
Goal of the Season
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. At the end of his first half season with Newcastle, he was known for his consistent goalscoring, with astonishing goals firing the North East club into a fifth place spot in the table.
2012–13 season
On 4 July 2012, it was reported that Newcastle had blocked an offer from the
Senegalese Football Federation
The Senegalese Football Federation (french: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football; FSF) is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of footb ...
for Cissé to play for
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
at
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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. The reason behind the decision was that Newcastle wanted their key striker fit for a tough season ahead, playing European football. Cissé scored his first goal in the
2012–13
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season with a header in the
League Cup
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against
Manchester United
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. He scored Newcastle's third goal in their
Europa League
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defeat of
Bordeaux
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on 4 October 2012, Newcastle's 100th match
in European competition. He scored his first
Premier League
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goal of the season in a 2–1 win over
West Bromwich Albion
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on 28 October 2012, as a shot taken by
Sammy Ameobi
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deflected off Cissé and into the net. The striker's scoring was scarce throughout the opening four months of the season, only scoring his second league goal of the season on 28 November, a 2–1 away defeat to
Stoke City
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.
Cissé started against
Everton alongside
Shola Ameobi
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He spent 14 years at Newcastle United, making 397 official appearances and scoring 79 goals, and received a winner's medal when the ...
and scored a header in the second minute in a 2–1 defeat on 2 January 2013. Cissé scored a spectacular 25-yard volley in Newcastle's 4–2 win over
Southampton
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on 24 February, helping the club come from behind to secure a crucial victory over fellow relegation strugglers. Cissé scored an injury time winner at home to Stoke City on 10 March, sending Newcastle into 13th place. On 14 March, in the second leg Europa League Round of 16 tie at home to
Anzhi Makhachkala
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, Cissé headed in a 94th-minute winner as Newcastle progressed to the quarter-finals with a 1–0 aggregate victory.
Cissé also scored the first goal in a 3–1 loss away to
Benfica in the first leg of Newcastle's Europa League quarter-final tie on 4 April. Three days later, he scored an injury time winner in a 1–0 victory over
Fulham
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, causing him to jump into the crowd and sent manager Alan Pardew, in celebration, running in also. Cissé scored his fourth goal of the
Europa League
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campaign in a 1–1 home draw with Benfica, but it was not enough to see Newcastle into the semi-finals of the competition as they fell 4–2 on aggregate.
2013–14 season
On 25 September 2013, Cissé opened his account for the
2013–14 season in a 2–0 win for Newcastle against
Leeds United
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in the third round of the
Football League Cup
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. Cissé scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 5–1 home rout of
Stoke City
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on Boxing Day, converting a late penalty.
On 22 March 2014, he scored a last-minute winner to claim all three points for Newcastle in a 1–0 victory at home to Crystal Palace, only his second league goal of the season. Cissé's season finished on 19 April against
Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
as he limped off in the 21st minute. It was revealed by Newcastle that Cissé had broken his
kneecap
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and that he had undergone surgery on the injury.
2014–15 season
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After breaking his knee cap against Swansea in April 2014, Cissé returned to France to recover from his injury.
In June, it was revealed that Cissé would return from his injury earlier than expected and would return to Newcastle for pre-season training along with the rest of the first-team squad.
On 10 September 2014, Newcastle manager
Alan Pardew
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Pardew's highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final th ...
confirmed that Cissé would return to the Newcastle squad for their home match against
Hull City
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on 20 September.
Cissé made his return from injury against Hull on 20 September, replacing
Emmanuel Rivière
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in the second half, and scoring both goals for Newcastle as they came back from two goals down to rescue a 2–2 draw. Cissé celebrated both goals by lifting up his jersey to reveal a message dedicated to team-mate
Jonás Gutiérrez
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, who recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with
testicular cancer
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Risk factors include an u ...
. Two weeks later, another brace by Cissé earned Newcastle an identical result at
Swansea City
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. On 5 December, he came on as a substitute for
Rémy Cabella and scored both of Newcastle's goals as they defeated leaders Chelsea 2–1, inflicting on their opponents a first defeat of the season. After scoring a penalty on
Boxing Day
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in the 3–1 loss at Manchester United, Cissé scored again. In the next match, scoring the equaliser in a 3–2 victory over
Everton on 28 December, taking his tally to nine league goals in just 14 matches. During the match, however, he intentionally thrust his elbow into
Séamus Coleman
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's face during a corner. Cissé was charged with dangerous conduct and banned for three matches by the
FA. After returning from the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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, Cissé scored a header against
Crystal Palace
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, his tenth league goal of the season, on 11 February. On 28 February, he scored his 11th goal of the season against
Aston Villa
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with a goal just outside the six-yard box.
On 7 March 2015, Cissé was handed a six-match ban by the FA after a spitting incident with
Manchester United
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defender
Jonny Evans
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Evans started his career at Manchester United and progressed th ...
, and one more for elbowing Everton's Séamus Coleman. All together, it was a seven-match ban. Cissé returned to the team as a second-half substitute in Newcastle's 1–1 draw with West Brom on 9 May.
2015–16 season
Cissé started the first match of the season at home against
Southampton
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, scoring after chesting the ball in from close range to make the score 1–1. Despite scoring, however, he was substituted for new signing
Aleksandar Mitrović
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A youth product at Partizan, he tur ...
, who had recently joined from
Anderlecht
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. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. On 28 November 2015, he opened the scoring in an eventual 5–1 loss to
Crystal Palace
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Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building
* ...
. Cissé's final goal for the club came in a 2–2 draw against
Liverpool
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, on 23 April 2016.
Shandong Luneng
On 9 July 2016, it was announced that Cissé had joined
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
club
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his second appearance for the club, in an eventual 4–1 win over
Hangzhou Greentown
Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (C ...
.
Alanyaspor
2018–19 season
On 31 August 2018, he has signed with
Alanyaspor
Alanyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are played at Kırbıyık Holding Stadium. The most recent club man ...
of the Turkish
Süper Lig
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. He made his debut against
Göztepe on 1 September 2018 and he scored his first goal against
Kasımpaşa on 23 September 2018 and in the same game he scored one more goal and Alanyaspor won the game 2–1.
On 28 April 2019, Cissé was involved in a coach crash which killed Alanyaspor team mate
Josef Šural. Cissé escaped with minor injuries.
Fenerbahçe
On 1 October 2020, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Cissé.
Amiens
On 31 August 2022, Cissé signed with
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
side
Amiens SC
Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...
.
International career
Cissé made his international debut for
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
on 12 August 2009, in a friendly away to
Congo DR
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, scoring two goals as Senegal emerged victorious 2–1. Cissé scored a hat-trick in his fourth appearance for the national side, as Senegal ran away to a 7–0 victory over
Mauritius
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on 9 October 2010 in a
qualifying match for the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
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. Cissé also captained the Senegal team from 2012 to 2013. Cissé's most recent Senegalese goal was against Botswana in November 2014, his 16th international goal.
Personal life
Cissé is a practicing
Muslim
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, and when
celebrating a goal he often performs the
Sujud
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. He along with other
Muslim
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Newcastle players
Cheick Tiote,
Demba Ba
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He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
and
Hatem Ben Arfa
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allegedly objected to Newcastle United's shirt-sponsorship deal with high-interest loans company
Wonga
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Species
* Wonga pigeon, a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia
* ''P. pandorana'' (wonga vine), a species of the genus ''Pandorea''
Places in Australia Queensland
* Wonga, Queensland, a town in Queensland
* Wong ...
as Islam generally forbids promoting usury or financial exploitation. Following the publication of a photograph showing Cissé at a gaming table at Aspers Casino in Newcastle, it was announced that the matter had been resolved, with Cissé agreeing to wear the shirt featuring the logo of the loan company.
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Dakar
Senegalese Muslims
Senegalese footballers
Association football forwards
Senegal international footballers
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
AS Douanes (Senegal) players
FC Metz players
AS Cherbourg Football players
LB Châteauroux players
SC Freiburg players
Newcastle United F.C. players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Alanyaspor footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Amiens SC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Chinese Super League players
Süper Lig players
Senegalese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in China
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in China
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey