Saliou Ciss

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.

Saliou Ciss
Ciss playing for Tromsø in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Dakar, 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– Senegal 39 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
Runner-up2019 Egypt
*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

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.

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

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2010 Tippeligaen 13030—160
2011 Tippeligaen 2012040261
2012 Tippeligaen 2317130332
2013 Tippeligaen 1503060240
Total 712151130993
Valenciennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 23020—250
2014–15 Ligue 2 26030—290
2015–16 Ligue 2 14020—160
2016–17 Ligue 2 27800—278
Total 90870—978
Angers 2017–18 Ligue 1 3021—51
Valenciennes (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 9210—102
2018–19 Ligue 2 18000—182
Total 27210—282
Nancy 2019–20 Ligue 2 18530—215
Career total 2101728213025119

International
As of matches played on 7 June 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201210
201410
201530
201630
201790
201810
201920
202010
202180
2022100
Total390

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. "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. "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.
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