Sekou Cissé (born 23 May 1985) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a striker. He most recently played for

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in the

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Club career

Cissé began his career in his home country, but moved to the Netherlands in February 2004 under the advice of fellow

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, who was playing for Roda at the time. Following the departure of Koné to

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, coach of fellow Eredivisie side

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, was interested in signing him, as part of an exchange deal with

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. Roda, however, refused to negotiate, stating that they wanted to keep him in their team. In the season 2008–09, Cissé started to become a very influential part of the Roda JC-team. His performance attracted the attention of other clubs and he was soon linked to clubs like

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. It was made known on 30 June 2009, that Cissé would leave Roda, to join one of the major clubs in the Eredivisie,

. On 5 July 2009, the transfer was officially announced on the website of Feyenoord, after he passed a medical test. It was announced that Cissé would sign a five-year contract with Feyenoord. After suffering many injuries and because of a lack of prospect, Cissé and Feyenoord dissolved his contract on 3 January 2014. After a successful trial he signed a contract on 13 January 2014, at

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. Cissé left

on 9 January 2019.

International career

He was called up for the Ivory Coast preliminary squad for the

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competition to take place in

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.http://fifci.org/News.aspx?num=A000001619 Cissé called up to Cote d'Ivoire squad He competed in the

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for the U-23 team, which placed third. Cissé was top scorer of the tournament with four goals.

Career statistics

International

International goals

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Sekou 1985 births Living people People from Dabou Association football forwards Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers Roda JC Kerkrade players Feyenoord players K.R.C. Genk players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Gazélec Ajaccio players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Ivory Coast Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Cypriot First Division players