Saliou Ciss (born 15 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Ciss received his footballing education at the Diambars academy in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

. Following his graduation, he joined Serigne Kara, a fellow graduate, at Tromsø prior to the 2010 season, signing a five-year contract. He made his

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debut as a substitute against Brann on 5 May 2010. In August 2013 he joined Ligue 1 side

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for

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500,000. In July 2017 he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side

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on a free transfer. After six months on loan with Valenciennes in January to June 2018, he went there again on loan too in January 2019.

International career

Ciss represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 17 June however, he injured himself in training and was replaced in the squad by Adama Mbengue. He was part of Senegal's squad for the

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; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. Ciss was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...

following the nation's victory at the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Senegal * Africa Cup of Nations:

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; runner-up:

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Individual *Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament:

Orders * Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciss, Saliou 1989 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Senegalese men's footballers Diambars FC players Tromsø IL players Valenciennes FC players Angers SCO players AS Nancy Lorraine players Eliteserien players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Senegal men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Senegal Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal