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

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who played as a

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Club career

Cissé began his career in his home country, where he played for JMG Academy Abidjan, 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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in 2005, Cissé had a larger role in the Roda team and was noted for his speed. In 2006, it was reported that

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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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and

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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

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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 2008 Toulon Tournament for the U-23 team, which placed third. Cissé was top scorer of the tournament with four goals.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Sekou 1985 births Living people People from Dabou Footballers from Lagunes District Ivorian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ivory Coast men's international footballers Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players JMG Academy (Abidjan) players Roda JC Kerkrade players Feyenoord players K.R.C. Genk players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Gazélec Ajaccio players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen