Pathé Ismaël Ciss (born 16 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for Spanish club
Rayo Vallecano
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.
Career
Ciss was born in
Dakar
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, and joined the
Diambars FC academy at the age of 12, joining his older brother
Saliou and father Ibou, who was a coach there. He started his senior career at Diambars, before joining
LigaPro
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side
C.F. União on 31 July 2017.
Ciss made his professional debut on 13 August 2017, coming on as a late
substitute for
Gonçalo Abreu
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Formed at Marítimo where he made nine Primeira Liga appearances, he spent most of his career in LigaPro, playing 206 game ...
in a 2–0 home win against
Real S.C.
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He scored his first goal abroad on 29 October, netting the game's only in a home defeat of