Pathé Ismaël Ciss (born 16 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...

Career

Ciss was born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

, and joined the

Diambars FC Diambars FC de Saly is a football academy in Saly, Senegal, which plays in the Senegalese National League 1. It's also a part of Diambars, a non-profit organisation certified by UNESCO. History Diambars was founded in 2003 by former footballer ...

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

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side

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

on 31 July 2017. Ciss made his professional debut on 13 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Gonçalo Abreu in a 2–0 home win against Real S.C. He scored his first goal abroad on 29 October, netting the game's only in a home defeat of

U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

. On 30 August 2018, after União suffered relegation, Ciss moved to

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portugu ...

on a one-year loan deal, still in the second division. He contributed with four goals during the campaign, as his side returned to

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

after 25 years. On 2 September 2019, Ciss was loaned to Spanish

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side

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

, for one year. The following 13 July, he signed a permanent contract until 2023 with the club. On 28 July 2021, Ciss signed a four-year deal with

, newly promoted to

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, along with teammate

Randy Nteka Randy Nteka (born 6 December 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Elche CF, on loan from Rayo Vallecano. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Paris, Ntek ...

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