Souleymane Djimou Cissé (born 1 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Club career

In 2019, Cissé signed for the reserves of Spanish

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side

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, where manager Jacobo Montes said he "has a major drawback, and that is that he does not speak Spanish and he has a significant communication problem. He only speaks French and it is not a language that the members of the coaching staff speak". In 2021, he was sent on loan to Arenteiro in the Spanish fourth division. In 2021, Cissé signed for French second division club Quevilly-Rouen. On 28 August 2021, he debuted for Quevilly-Rouen during a 0-1 loss to

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. On 13 August 2022, he joined Polish

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on a two-year contract. On 25 June 2024, he penned a two-year deal with another second division club

International career

He represented Senegal at the

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* * * 1999 births Living people People from Sédhiou region Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Ligue 2 players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Championnat National 3 players I liga players CD Arenteiro players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Polonia Warsaw players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub