Saliou Ciss

Saliou Ciss
Ciss playing for Tromsø in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Kholpa, Senegal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Tromsø 71 (2)
2013–2017 Valenciennes 90 (8)
2017–2019 Angers 3 (0)
2018 → Valenciennes (loan) 9 (2)
2019 → Valenciennes (loan) 18 (0)
2019–2022 Nancy 69 (12)
International career‡
2011–2012 Senegal U23 7 (0)
2012–2022 Senegal 39 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Saliou Ciss (born 15 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left midfielder for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Ciss received his footballing education at the Diambars academy in Senegal.[2]

Following his graduation, he joined Serigne Kara, a fellow graduate, at Tromsø prior to the 2010 season, signing a five-year contract.[2][3] He made his Tippeligaen debut as a substitute against Brann on 5 May 2010.[2]

In August 2013 he joined Ligue 1 side Valenciennes for €500,000.[citation needed]

In July 2017 he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers on a free transfer.[citation needed]

After six months on loan with Valenciennes in January to June 2018, he went there again on loan too in January 2019.[4]

International career

Ciss represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 17 June however, he injured[6] himself in training and was replaced in the squad by Adama Mbengue.[7]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[8][9]

Ciss was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 July 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2010 Tippeligaen 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
2011 Tippeligaen 20 1 2 0 4 0 26 1
2012 Tippeligaen 23 1 7 1 3 0 33 2
2013 Tippeligaen 15 0 3 0 6 0 24 0
Total 71 2 15 1 13 0 99 3
Valenciennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
2014–15 Ligue 2 26 0 3 0 — 29 0
2015–16 Ligue 2 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
2016–17 Ligue 2 27 8 0 0 — 27 8
Total 90 8 7 0 — 97 8
Angers 2017–18 Ligue 1 3 0 2 1 — 5 1
Valenciennes (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 9 2 1 0 — 10 2
2018–19 Ligue 2 18 0 0 0 — 18 2
Total 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
Nancy 2019–20 Ligue 2 18 5 3 0 — 21 5
Career total 210 17 28 2 13 0 251 19

International

As of matches played on 7 June 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2012 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 3 0
2016 3 0
2017 9 0
2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2020 1 0
2021 8 0
2022 10 0
Total 39 0

Honours

Senegal

Individual

  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[15]

Orders

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profil: Caliou Ciss" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Ciss ut 2014" (in Norwegian). itromso.no. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Mercato : Angers prête Saliou Ciss à Valenciennes (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Saliou Ciss Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Adama Mbengue remplace Saliou Ciss avec le Sénégal" [Adama Mbengue replaces Saliou Ciss with Senegal] (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. ^ Saliou Ciss at Soccerway
  12. ^ Saliou Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. ^ Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.