Yarouba Cissako (born 8 January 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Cissako is a product of AS Monaco's academy. During the 2014–15 season, he played on loan for Belgian side

Zulte Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish a ...

in the

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. He made his first team debut on 17 July 2014 in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

qualifying round against

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

. He made 25 league appearances and scored one goal.

International career

Cissako was born in France and holds

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. He is of Malian descent. He is a youth international for France.

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* * 1995 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football defenders France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Cergy Pontoise FC players AS Monaco FC players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Belgian Pro League players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Sportspeople from Pontoise Footballers from Val-d'Oise {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub