Saliou Ciss

Saliou Ciss

Ciss playing for Tromsø in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35) [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 Men's football Representing   Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

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.

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

International career

Ciss represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[6] 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 ^[7] himself in training and was replaced in the squad by Adama Mbengue. ^[8]

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. ^{[9] [10]}

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. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 July 2019 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

As of matches played on 7 June 2022 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021; ^[14] runner-up: 2019 ^[15]

Individual

• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021 ^[16]

Orders

• Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022 ^[11]

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. Mumuni, Moutakilou (26 August 2013). "Saliou Ciss Signed at Valenciennes - His First Words!". AllAfrica. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. "Mercato : Angers prête Saliou Ciss à Valenciennes (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. "Saliou Ciss Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
7. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
8. "Adama Mbengue remplace Saliou Ciss avec le Sénégal" [Adama Mbengue replaces Saliou Ciss with Senegal] (in French). L'Équipe . Retrieved 17 June 2018.
9. "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.
10. "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
11. "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
12. Saliou Ciss at Soccerway
13. Saliou Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
14. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
15. Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
16. @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022– via Twitter.