| Ousseynou Cissé | |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Suresnes, France |
| Height: | 1.95 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Jouy-le-Moutier |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | Amiens |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Amiens |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Dijon |
| Caps2: | 93 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Rayo Vallecano |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Tours |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Caps6: | 58 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Gillingham |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Leyton Orient (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps9: | 36 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Eastleigh |
| Caps11: | 41 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Ebbsfleet United |
| Caps12: | 19 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:08, 7 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC) |
Ousseynou Cissé (born 7 April 1991) is a professional footballer who most recently played for National League club Ebbsfleet United. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.
Cissé was born in Suresnes, France to a Malian father and a Senegalese mother.[1]
Cissé joined Amiens' youth academy in 2007 aged 16, after a spell with Paris Saint-Germain.[2] He made his senior debuts in 2009, appearing with the side in Championnat National.
On 5 August 2011 Cissé played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Stade de Reims for the Ligue 2 championship.[3] He appeared in 19 matches during the campaign, as his side was relegated as dead last.
On 19 July 2012, Cissé signed a two-year deal with Dijon, also in the second division.[4] On 7 March 2014 he scored his first professional goal, scoring the second in a 2–2 draw with AJ Auxerre.[5]
On 4 July 2015 Cissé moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year contract with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[6] Following limited first team opportunities, Cissé joined Belgian side Waasland-Beveren in January 2016 on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season,making twelve appearances for the club and scoring once.[7]
On 15 July 2016, after reaching an agreement with Rayo Vallecano to terminate his contract, Cissé joined Ligue 2 club Tours FC.[8] Over the following season, Cissé made a total of 26 appearances in all competitions, and scoring once before being released by the club.[9]
On 29 June 2017, Cissé joined English League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.[10] On 6 January 2018, Cissé scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal in a 0–1, third round FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.[11] On 11 August 2018, Cissé scored his first league goal, a 90th-minute winner, in a 1–0 home victory over Bury.[12] After two seasons in which he made 68 appearances in all competitions and scored 3 goals, Cissé announced on 11 May 2019 he would be leaving the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]
On 24 June 2019, Cissé joined League One club Gillingham on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019.[14] He made his debut for the club in their opening fixture of the 2019–20 season, a 1–1 draw away to Doncaster Rovers.[15] He scored his first and only goal for the club in the next league fixture as they were defeated 1–2 at home to Burton Albion.[16]
He signed for League Two side Leyton Orient on a six-month loan deal on 17 January 2020 and remained with the club until the curtailment of the season due to the Coronavirus outbreak.[17]
He was released by Gillingham at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having only made 5 appearances for the club in all competitions.[18]
On 16 July 2020, Cissé joined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract.[19]
On 7 August 2021, Cissé departed Leyton Orient by mutual agreement, joining Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract.[20] Oldham confirmed at the end of the season that they would not be offering Cissé a new contract and he would be leaving the club.[21]
On 27 June 2022, Cissé agreed to join National League club Eastleigh following his departure from Oldham.[22] He was released after one season at the club.[23]
On 26 June 2023, Cissé signed for newly promoted National League club Ebbsfleet United.[24]
Cissé was called up by Mali national team manager Alain Giresse for a friendly against Libya and a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Sudan.[25] He made his international debut on 6 June 2015, in a 2–2 draw against the former.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Amiens | 2009–10 | Championnat National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Championnat National | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Dijon | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 103 | 6 | |||||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Tours | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2017–18 | League One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 3 | |||
| Gillingham | 2019–20 | League One | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2020–21 | League Two | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Leyton Orient total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2021–22 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh | 2022–23 | National League | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 360 | 17 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
Amiens
Milton Keynes Dons