| Ibrahima Cissé | |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dreux, France |
| Height: | 1.96 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Schalke 04 |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Drouais |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Châteauroux |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Gent |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Gent |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Schalke 04 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Schalke 04 II |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023–2024 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 31 July 2024 |
Ibrahima Cissé (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in France, he has represented Mali at international youth level.
Cissé was born in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France,[2] in a family with Malian origins, with two of his elders brothers – Salif and Kalifa – who also embraced a professional footballing career.[3]
Cissé came through the youth ranks of La Berrichonne de Châteauroux in his native region, before moving to Gent in 2019.
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.[4] [5]
On 3 May 2022, Cissé agreed to join Schalke 04 on a free transfer for the 2022–23 season, signing a four-year contract.[6]
Cissé was an under-20 international with Mali, with whom it took part in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[7] 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.[8] [9] He was selected for Mali's Olympic team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
| 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
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