Sekou Cissé (born 23 May 1985 in Dabou) is an Ivorian football striker, who plays in the Eredivisie, for the footballclub Feyenoord Rotterdam.^[1]

[edit] Career

Cissé began his career in his home country, but came to the Netherlands under the advise of fellow Ivorian, and Cote d'Ivoire international striker Arouna Koné in 2004, who was playing for Roda at the time. Following the departure of Koné to PSV Eindhoven in 2005, Cissé had an increased role in the Roda team, noted for his speed.

In 2006, it was reported that Louis van Gaal, coach of fellow Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar was interested in signing him, as part of an exchange deal with Adil Ramzi. Roda, however, refused to negotiate, stating that they wanted to keep him in their team.

In the season 2008-09, Cisse started to become a very positive factor in the Roda JC-team. His season made him noticed at other clubs and he was soon linked to prestigious clubs like Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente. It was made known on June 30, 2009, that Cissé will leave Roda, as he will join one of the major clubs in the Eredivisie; Feyenoord. On July 5, 2009, the transfer was officially announced on the website of Feyenoord, after he passed an medical test. It was announced that Cissé will sign a 5-year contract with Feyenoord.^[2]

[edit] International career

He was called up for the Cote d'Ivoire preliminary squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations competition to take place in Ghana.

He competed in the 2008 Toulon Tournament for the U-23 Cote d'Ivoire team which placed third. Cissé was top scorer of the tournament with four goals.

[edit] Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	June 1, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Mozambique	1-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
	June 22, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Botswana	1-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
	June 22, 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Botswana	4-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cissé linked with AZ Alkmaar
• Profile at Globesports.com
• Profile at ESPN Soccer
• Cissé called up to Cote d'Ivoire squad
• Roda JC Profile
• Sekou Cissé FIFA competition record

v • d • e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Angban • 2 Wawa • 3 Viera • 4 Bamba • 5 Angoua • 6 Kambou • 7 Coulibaly • 8 S.Kalou • 9 Dja Djedje • 10 Koné • 11 Komenan • 12 Bagayoko • 13 Abraham • 14 Gervinho • 15 Tamla • 16 Okoua • 17 N'Gossan • 18 Cissé • Coach: Gili