Seydouba Cissé (born 10 February 2001) is a Guinean professional

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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 2–1

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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 5 June 2022 he did it in a 1–0 defeat against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cissé goal.''

Honours

Leganés *

: 2023–24

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Seydouba 2001 births Living people People from Dabola Guinean men's footballers 21st-century Guinean sportsmen 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