Saliou Ciss

Saliou Ciss (born 15 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left back for AS Nancy and the Senegal national team. He represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Saliou Ciss
Ciss playing for Tromsø in 2010.
Personal information
Full name Saliou Ciss
Date of birth (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Left back, left midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nancy
Number 23
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– Nancy 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Senegal U23 7 (0)
2014– Senegal 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:03, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ciss received his footballing education at the Diambars academy in Senegal.[3]

Following his graduation, he joined Serigne Kara, a fellow graduate, at Tromsø prior to the 2010 season, signing a five-year contract.[3][4] He made his Tippeligaen debut as a substitute against Brann on 5 May 2010.[3]

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 6 months on loan with Valenciennes in January to June 2018, he go again there on loan too in January 2019.[5]

International career

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

Career statistics
As of 27 July 2019[8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2010 13030—160
2011 2012040261
2012 2317130332
2013 1503060240
Total 712151130993
Valenciennes 2013–14 23020—250
2014–15 26030—290
2015–16 14020—160
2016–17 27800—278
Total 90870—978
Angers 2017–18 3021—51
Total 3021—51
Valenciennes (loan) 2017–18 9210—102
2018–19 18000—182
Total 27210—282
Career total 1921225213023014

International
As of matches played on 27 July 2019[9]
Senegal national team
YearAppsGoals
201200
201300
201410
201530
201630
201790
201810
201910
Total180

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Saliou Ciss Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "Profil: Caliou Ciss" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. "Ciss ut 2014" (in Norwegian). itromso.no. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. "Mercato : Angers prête Saliou Ciss à Valenciennes (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  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. Saliou Ciss at Soccerway
  9. Saliou Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
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