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.
 Ciss playing for Tromsø in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1989[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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
- As of 27 July 2019[11]
| 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 edit
- As of matches played on 7 June 2022[12]
| 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 edit
Senegal
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2021;[13] runner-up: 2019[14]
Individual
Orders
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Profil: Caliou Ciss" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Ciss ut 2014" (in Norwegian). itromso.no. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Mercato : Angers prête Saliou Ciss à Valenciennes (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Saliou Ciss Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Adama Mbengue remplace Saliou Ciss avec le Sénégal" [Adama Mbengue replaces Saliou Ciss with Senegal] (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Saliou Ciss at Soccerway
- ^ Saliou Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.