Edouard Cissé
French midfielder who played for Monaco, West Ham, PSG, Beşiktaş, Marseille, and Auxerre.
Édouard Léopold Cissé (born 30 March 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Édouard Léopold Cissé
- Born
- 30 March 1978
- Birthplace
- Pau, France
- Height
- 1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
- Position
- Midfielder
- Total caps
- 424
Lore & Background
Cissé was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in southwest France. He made his breakthrough at his boyhood club Pau FC in 1997. He previously played for Monaco in France and West Ham United in the English Premiership (where he scored once against Charlton Athletic) and Paris Saint-Germain. On 28 June 2007, he signed a two-year contract (with an option of a third) with Beşiktaş of Turkey for a fee of €1.5 million per annum. He left Beşiktaş on 3 June 2009 to sign with Olympique de Marseille. On 18 August 2011, he joined Auxerre on a two-year contract, leaving in 2013. He played for the France under-20 and under-21 teams. Having Senegalese ancestry, he became eligible to play for the Senegal national team in 2009 after a change in FIFA regulations. He was called up to a friendly match against South Korea but rejected the call, saying he would rather clarify some points, and was not called up again.
Reader's Guide
Cissé's honours include: with Paris Saint-Germain – Coupe de la Ligue (1997–98), UEFA Intertoto Cup (2001), Coupe de France (2005–06); with Monaco – UEFA Champions League runner-up (2003–04); with Beşiktaş – Süper Lig (2008–09), Turkish Cup (2008–09); with Marseille – Ligue 1 (2009–10), Coupe de la Ligue (2009–10, 2010–11), Trophée des Champions (2010, 2011).
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