Aly Cissokho ( french pronunciation : [ ali sisɔko ], born 15 September 1987 ) is a french professional football player who plays for Lamphun Warrior. He plays as a left back and has been described as a “ sprightly left-back with beneficial accelerate and stamen ”. [ 3 ] Cissokho began his career play for local clubs within his hometown, such as Blois Foot 41. In 2004, he signed with professional club FC Gueugnon and spent three years in the baseball club ‘s youth organization before making his introduction in the 2006–07 season. He spent only one season at the club and, in June 2008, signed with Portuguese club Vitória de Setúbal in the Primeira Liga. After spending only half a season with the golf club, Cissokho departed Vitória for the league ‘s defending champions Porto, where he won the Portuguese league and cup double and played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. In July 2009, after a fail transfer try to italian club A.C. Milan, he signed a five-year contract with french club Lyon for a fee of €15 million. At the begin of the 2012–2013 season Cissokho was sold to Valencia CF and was subsequently loaned to Liverpool for the 2013–14 season. [ 4 ]
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Cissokho is besides a french international and earned his first call-up to the team in November 2009. He made his elder introduction a year late in August 2010 in a friendly match against Norway. [ 5 ]
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Cissokho was born and raised in Blois, the capital city of the Loir-et-Cher département, to senegalese parents. He grew up learning the fun of football from his three older brothers who are besides football players. Mamadou, the eldest, and Demba remain in Blois playing for local amateur clubs AFM Blois and Blois Foot 41, respectively, while Issa plays for professional club Nantes in Ligue 1. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Cissokho began his football career at the old age of eight playing for AMJ Blois. He spent four years in the club ‘s benjamins incision and, in 1999, joined the biggest club in the city, Blois Foot 41. While at the cabaret, Cissokho settled into his character as a leave back with his coaches describing him as a player with bang-up electric potential. [ 6 ] Following his be active from Porto to Lyon, Blois were compensated €162,500 due to an agreement Blois reached with both Gueugnon and Porto. The payment helped the club achieve some stability after a few years of fiscal difficulties. [ 8 ] After four years at Blois, Cissokho had a year ‘s scrimp at FCO Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle. In 2004, while playing with Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle, Cissokho was spotted by the adjunct coach of master club FC Gueugnon Jean Acédo who recommended the player join his club, who were playing in the irregular division of French football, Ligue 2. [ 6 ] In July 2004, he signed with the clubhouse and was inserted into the club ‘s youth academy. After two years in the club ‘s academy and another two years in the reserves, Cissokho made his master introduction on 25 May 2007 in a league match against Metz. He started and played the entire equal in a 2–1 victory. [ 9 ] Following the season, Cissokho signed his beginning professional compress agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2010. He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team for the 2007–08 season and assigned the count 3 shirt by coach Alain Ravera. Under Ravera, Cissokho struggled for playing time frequently being utilized as a substitute, however, after the sack of Ravera in October 2007, he was inserted into the starting lineup by new coach Alex Dupont. He appeared in 22 league matches during the crusade, starting in 15, but could not prevent Gueugnon from finishing dead last in the league, which meant relegation to the Championnat National. On 2 June 2008, Portuguese first division club Vitória de Setúbal confirmed on its web site that the club had signed Cissokho to a three-year shrink until 2011. [ 10 ] He made his debut for the cabaret on the 22 August 2008 in a match against Vitória de Guimarães playing the entire match in a 1–1 draw. [ 11 ] Cissokho appeared in 15 league matches for the golf club and, besides, made his european introduction in a UEFA Cup peer against Dutch golf club SC Heerenveen .
porto [edit ]
After positivist displays for Vitória de Setúbal, on 9 January 2009, the defending champions Porto announced the club had acquired 60 % of Cissokho ‘s rights for a minor tip of €300,000. [ 12 ] Upon his arrival, Cissokho was given the number 28 shirt and immediately inserted into the starting lineup by coach Jesualdo Ferreira making his debut 17 January in a Taça district attorney Liga match against Académica de Coimbra. [ 13 ] In the league, Cissokho appeared in 15 matches with the baseball club going undefeated in that straddle. [ 3 ] The unbeaten streak led to the club winning its fourthly straight league title and giving Cissokho his first major honor. In the UEFA Champions League, Cissokho made his debut on 24 February 2009 in the open peg of the team ‘s first hard round marry against spanish clubhouse Atlético Madrid. The meet finished 2–2 and Porto won the necktie by the like scoreline via the away goals principle. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In the quarter-finals, Porto faced English baseball club Manchester United and Cissokho was tasked with the objective of containing the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 17 ] Despite putting up a potent feat in the beginning leg, which ended 2–2 at Old Trafford, Porto were defeated 3–2 on aggregate after losing 1–0 at the Estádio do Dragão. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] On 31 May, Porto completed the league and cup double after defeating Paços de Ferreira 1–0 in the 2009 final of the Taça de Portugal. Cissokho played the integral match. [ 20 ]
transfer saga [edit ]
On 14 June 2009, italian club A.C. Milan announced the baseball club had signed Cissokho, capable to medical, with a report batch of €15 million. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Cissokho underwent his aesculapian on 16 June, but the adjacent day, it was revealed he had failed it due to a problem with his teeth that could indicate potential spinal problems, and that the move was in hazard of collapse. [ 23 ] Later that day, Cissokho declared he had passed a second aesculapian he undertook, and that he had subsequently signed a pre-contract. In the interim, Milan tried to re-negotiate the bid on a loan footing due to Cissokho ‘s health concerns. As the parties failed to reach an agreement, Milan general coach Adriano Galliani announced the share was cancelled. [ 24 ]
lyon [edit ]
On 18 July, french club Olympique Lyonnais announced the club had reached an agreement with Porto for the transfer of Cissokho, in a manage which equaled Milan ‘s €15 million bid. [ 25 ] however, Porto remain eligible to receive 20 % of the add value/differential value if Lyon sold him for a higher monetary value. [ 26 ] Cissokho successfully passed his aesculapian and agreed to a five-year contract. He was presented to the media, along with mate new signing Michel Bastos, on 20 July and was assigned the count 20 shirt. [ 27 ]
Cissokho at his presentation at the Mestalla Stadium as a Valencia actor. Cissokho was immediately inserted to the starting 11 by director Claude Puel, replacing the italian external Fabio Grosso, who departed for Juventus. He made his debut for Lyon in the team ‘s opening league match of the season, a 2–2 draw with Le Mans in which Cissokho played the entire match. [ 28 ] On 26 September 2009, Cissokho assisted on the equalizing goal, scored by Yannis Tafer, in the 52nd minute of a league match against Toulouse. Lyon subsequently won 2–1 with a finish from Bafétimbi Gomis. [ 29 ] On 9 December, he scored his first professional finish in Lyon ‘s 4–0 cream of hungarian club Debrecen. Two weeks belated, he provided his moment league assist of the season on Lyon ‘s only goal in the team ‘s 2–1 loss to Montpellier. [ 30 ]
valencia [edit ]
On 23 August 2012, Valencia CF announced on their official web site they had completed a deal to sign Cissokho for the adjacent four seasons, [ 31 ] in exchange for a €5 million and €1 million varying and a share of future remove tip Valencia received. [ 32 ] He made his official debut against FC Barcelona, at an eventual 1–0 away personnel casualty. On 15 September, Cissokho ‘s twenty-fifth birthday, he scored his first goal, which besides turned out to be the succeed goal, for Valencia in a 2–1 win over Celta de Vigo at the Mestalla Stadium. [ 33 ]
Liverpool ( lend ) [edit ]
On 20 August 2013, Cissokho signed for English side Liverpool on a season-long loanword deal. [ 34 ] He made his Premier League debut four days late away to Aston Villa, being substituted on in the 69th infinitesimal. [ 35 ] He was ruled out for six weeks after an injury which caused him to be taken off after ten minutes in the League Cup match against Notts County. He made his first gear help for Luis Suárez ‘s second goal in a 4–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion, via an accidental recoil. He soon fell out of favor after making six appearances for the aged team. Cissokho returned to first-team action on 26 December against Manchester City in the absence of hurt Jon Flanagan in a narrow 2–1 frustration at the City of Manchester Stadium. Cissokho made his second and final finish contribution for Liverpool at Stoke City in January, when his shoot deflected off the breakwater of Ryan Shawcross for an own goal after five minutes to open a 5–3 acquire. [ 36 ]
Aston Villa [edit ]
On 8 August 2014, Cissokho signed a four-year deal with Premier League clubhouse Aston Villa. [ 37 ] He impressed during his debut – the first match of the 2014–15 Premier League season against Stoke City, which Villa won 1–0. On 23 August 2014, in the match against Newcastle United, Cissokho suffered an ankle injury, sidelining him for one week. On 20 September 2014, he scored an own finish while attempting to clear Arsenal ‘s Kieran Gibbs ‘ shoot. [ 38 ] On 24 February 2015, he sustained a groin/pelvis injury during training, sidelining him for two months. He made a total of 27 appearances and helped Villa reach the FA Cup final examination. [ 39 ]
loanword to Porto and previous return [edit ]
On 5 August 2015, Cissokho returned to Portuguese golf club Porto on a season-long loan, rejoining the side after a short spell in 2009. however, on 18 December, after lone two appearances in the Primeira Liga, he was recalled to Aston Villa by new Villa coach Rémi Garde – who had managed him at Lyon – to cover after Jordan Amavi was ruled out for the season, although Cissokho was not eligible to play until the new year. [ 40 ] He was finally issued team number 43 and went heterosexual into the starting 11 against mate delegating candidates Sunderland in a 3–1 frustration on 2 January 2016 .
loanword to Olympiacos [edit ]
On 14 January 2017, Olympiacos formally announced Cissokho had joined the golf club on a six-month loan from Aston Villa, with the option of permanently purchasing the player during the summer 2017 transfer window, subject to satisfactory performances. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] At the end of season, Cissokho returned to Aston Villa .
Yeni Malatyaspor [edit ]
On 2 August 2017, Cissokho signed for Turkish Süper Lig newcomers Yeni Malatyaspor. [ 43 ]
Antalyaspor [edit ]
On 27 July 2018, he signed for Antalyaspor for an undisclosed fee. [ 44 ]
International career [edit ]
due to hovering in the second class with Gueugnon, Cissokho never earned call-ups with any of France ‘s external youth teams. however, he did earn the attention of the Senegalese Football Federation ( “ FSF ” ), which governs the Senegal national team. The FSF wanted the player to play for the state of his ancestors, and Cissokho initially accepted ; however, he lost confidence in the FSF when it lost his recommendation and informed him it preferred homegrown musician on the national team. After excelling in Portugal, the FSF contacted him again, but Cissokho refused contact, stating he had not made up his mind. [ 45 ] On 3 October 2009, Cissokho announced he would be open to representing the France national team, but his independent focus was presently with his new club. On 5 November 2009, Cissokho was included in the France team by coach Raymond Domenech for the team ‘s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff beat draw against the Republic of Ireland to serve as backup to Patrice Evra. [ 46 ] Cissokho described the call up as a “ childhood dream ”. [ 47 ] He made the substitutes ‘ bench for the first match played at Croke Park, Dublin, but remained unused. In the second leg, he did not make the bench as France however earned a stead in the 2010 World Cup. On 25 February 2010, he received his moment call-up to the team for the friendly against Spain on 3 March, but did not make an appearance. On 11 May, he was named to the 30-man preliminary list by Domenech to play in the 2010 World Cup finals, but failed to make the final examination 23-man police squad. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] On 5 August 2010, Cissokho was called up to the team by new coach Laurent Blanc for the nation ‘s friendly against Norway on 11 August. Cissokho made his external debut in the match, starting and playing the full couple at left-back. [ 50 ]
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career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
Cissokho playing for Lyon in 2010
- As of 29 June 2017[51]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
League Cup
Continental
Other[52]
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Gueugnon
2006–07
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2007–08
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
Total
22
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
Vitória Setúbal
2008–09
13
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
18
0
Porto
2008–09
15
0
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
23
0
Lyon
2009–10
31
0
1
0
2
0
14
1
0
0
48
1
2010–11
29
1
2
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
37
1
2011–12
31
0
4
0
4
0
9
0
0
0
48
0
2012–13
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
Total
93
1
7
0
6
0
29
1
1
0
136
2
Valencia
2012–13
25
2
4
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
36
2
Liverpool (loan)
2013–14
15
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
Aston Villa
2014–15
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
2015–16
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
2016–17
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
Porto (loan)
2015–16
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Olympiacos (loan)
2016–17
3
0
3
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
10
1
Career total
243
3
30
1
8
0
46
1
1
0
328
5
Honours [edit ]
Porto
Lyon