Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 December 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Bellegem, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Willem II (on loan from Club Brugge) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | KWSC Lauwe | ||
2011–2017 | Zulte Waregem | ||
2016–2020 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Club NXT | 22 | (6) |
2021– | Club Brugge | 18 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Excelsior (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2024– | → Willem II (loan) | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (3) |
2024– | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
Cisse Sandra (born 16 December 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II on loan from Club Brugge.
Cisse Sandra was born on 16 December 2003 in Bellegem, Kortrijk Municipality in West Flanders, where he attended Kinderland Sint-Anna primary school and participated in international football tournaments. At the club level, he started playing youth football for KWSC Lauwe and Zulte Waregem. [2] [3]
In 2016, Sandra moved to Club Brugge's youth academy. [4] On 22 August 2020, Sandra made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 0–2. [5]
Sandra scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2020 against Lommel. His 80th-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 2–2. [6]
On 22 August 2023, Sandra signed for Eredivisie club Excelsior on a season-long loan deal. [7]
On 4 July 2024, Sandra joined newly promoted Eredivisie club Willem II on a season-long loan deal. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Belgian First Division B | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
Total | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Willem II (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 68 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 9 |
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