Ibrahima Cissé (footballer, born 2001)

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Ibrahima Cissé
Cissé in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Dreux, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2017 Drouais
2017–2019 Châteauroux
2019–2021 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Gent 2 (0)
2022– Schalke 04 1 (0)
2022– Schalke 04 II 23 (5)
International career‡
2020 Mali U20 2 (0)
2023– Mali U23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Ibrahima Cissé (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2] Born in France, he has represented Mali at international youth level.

Early life[edit]

Cissé was born in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France,[3] in a family with Malian origins, with two of his elders brothers – Salif and Kalifa – who also embraced a professional footballing career.[4]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Cissé came through the youth ranks of La Berrichonne de Châteauroux in his native region, before moving to Gent in 2019.[3]

Gent[edit]

Cissé made his professional debut for Gent on the 9 December 2021, replacing Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui at the 62nd minute of a 1–0 Europa Conference League home win against FC Flora.[5][6]

Schalke 04[edit]

On 3 May 2022, Cissé agreed to join Schalke 04 on a free transfer for the 2022–23 season, signing a four-year contract.[7]

International career[edit]

Cissé was an under-20 international with Mali, with whom it took part in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[4][8] He played at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations with Mali's under-23 international, where he won the bronze medal with his team and was named on the Team of the Tournament.[9][10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 9 March 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gent 2021–22 First Division A 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Schalke 04 2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Schalke 04 II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 16 5 — — 16 5
2023–24 Regionalliga West 7 0 — — 7 0
Total 23 5 — — 23 5
Career total 26 5 1 0 1 0 28 5
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours[edit]

Mali U23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ibrahima Cissé". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ibrahima Cissé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Quarez, Benjamin (11 April 2019). "Mercato - Ibrahima Cissé (Châteauroux) à La Gantoise". Goal. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Thébault, Franck (29 April 2021). "Le Drouais Salif Cissé revit au Botev Plovdiv, en D1 bulgare". L'Écho républicain (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Groepswinnaar Gent sluit poule af met zuinige zege tegen Flora". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Flora alistati suluseisust löödud väravast, lõpus jäeti eestlastele andmata ka penalti". Postimees (in Estonian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Talented youngster Ibrahima Cissé joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 3 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Eliminatoires CAN U20 - UFOA A : la liste des Maliens avec 5 expatriés !" (in French). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Ibrahima Cissé qualifies for 2024 Olympics after bronze medal at U23 AFCON". FC Schalke 04. 7 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Ibrahima Cissé named in Team of the Tournament at the U23 AFCON". FC Schalke 04. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Ibrahima Cissé - Club matches". worldfootball.net.

External links[edit]

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