Seydouba Cissé (born 10 February 2001) is a Guinean

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Cissé began his career at local side FC Attouga, and had failed trials at

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and

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. On 16 January 2020, he joined

, being initially assigned to the C-team in the regional leagues. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Cissé was promoted to the reserves in

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. He made his first team debut on 10 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Naim García in a 1–2

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away loss against

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. Cissé scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over

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. Thirteen days later, he renewed his contract until 2026.

International career

Cissé was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of

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matches in June 2022. He made his debut with Guinea on June 5, 2022 he did it in a 1-0 defeat against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Leganés *

: 2023–24

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Seydouba 2001 births Living people People from Dabola Guinean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CD Leganés B players CD Leganés players Guinea men's international footballers Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players