Seydouba Cissé (born 10 February 2001) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Kholood and the Guinea national team.
Club career Leganés
Born in Dabola, Cissé began his career at local side FC Attouga, and had failed trials at Anderlecht, Odense Boldklub and Vejle BK. On 16 January 2020, he joined Leganés, being initially assigned to the C-team in the regional leagues.
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Cissé was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División. He made his first team debut on 10 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Naim García in a 2–1 Segunda División away loss against Sporting de Gijón.
Cissé scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Real Zaragoza. Thirteen days later, he renewed his contract until 2026.
Al-Kholood In March 2026, Cissé agreed to a pre-contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Kholood, effective as of 1 July.
International career Cissé was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022. He made his debut with Guinea on 5 June 2022 he did it in a 1–0 defeat against Egypt.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeganés2021–22Segunda División20320——2232022–2333410——3442023–2426120——2812024–25La Liga34330——3732025–26Segunda División35300——353Total1481480000015614Al-Kholood2026–27Saudi Pro League7010——80Career total1551490000016414
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuinea202230202381202481202560202641Total293
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cissé goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Seydouba CisséNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 November 2023 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification2 12 October 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 4–0 4–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3 26 September 2026 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 1–1 1–2 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Leganés Segunda División: 2023–24
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