senegalese football player

Papiss Demba Cissé ( french pronunciation : ​ [ six ] ; born 3 June 1985 ) is a senegalese professional football player who plays as a striker for Senegal national team. once of SC Freiburg, he once held the record of most goals scored by an African actor in a single Bundesliga campaign – 22 in the 2010–11 season. That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most effective hitter in the league.

A full international since 2009, Cissé has earned over 30 caps for Senegal and played for the area at the 2012 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Cissé began his career with Génération Foot and Douanes Dakar before transferring to the french side Metz in summer 2005. [ 4 ] After only one month during the 2005–06 season, he left Metz and was loaned to french side Cherbourg. During the season, Cissé played 26 matches and scored 11 goals for the Normandy cabaret. [ 5 ] After the season, Cissé returned to Metz for a promote two years before being loaned again to Châteauroux in January 2008 [ 6 ] and before returning to Metz in July 2008 for a third stint .

Freiburg [edit ]

Cissé signed for german Bundesliga side Freiburg on 28 December 2009 for a fee of €1.62 million. He initially became a transplant prey for Freiburg in the summer of 2009 after he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 2–1 friendly winnings for Metz over the baseball club. however, a transfer fee could not be agreed upon at the fourth dimension. Hannover 96 besides expressed interest in the musician. [ 7 ] In his inaugural partial derivative season at Freiburg, Cissé appeared in 16 matches, scoring six goals. During the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, which was his first entire temper with Freiburg, Cissé was ranked second base in the league in terms of goals scored, alone behind Mario Gómez of Bayern Munich, who scored 28. Cissé besides set a clubhouse and league record ; his 22 goals during the course of the season set the single-season finish commemorate by a Freiburg musician, adenine well as setting a new read for the most goals scored by an African in a single Bundesliga temper. The record was previously held by Tony Yeboah, who scored 20 goals with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992–93. [ 8 ] That lapp temper, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most effective striker in the league. [ 9 ]

newcastle United [edit ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

On 21 January 2012, Cissé signed for Newcastle United on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an calculate fee in the region of £9.3 million, linking up with fellow Senegal striker Demba Ba in the procedure. [ 10 ] He was subsequently handed the number 9 shirt, once worn by Newcastle caption Alan Shearer. [ 11 ] On 5 February, Cissé made his introduction for Newcastle in the 2–1 league win against Aston Villa at St James ‘ Park. He replaced the hurt Leon Best in the 14th minute before scoring the winning goal in the 71st minute with a breath-taking volley, chesting it before volleying with his leave into the exceed forget corner of the net income. [ 12 ] On 11 February, he made his first gear startle for the club in the 5–0 away league kill against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. [ 13 ] On 25 February, he scored in the sixth minute in a 2–2 home puff against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 14 ] On 25 March, he scored two first-half goals in Newcastle ‘s 1–3 league victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, but he was denied a hat-trick early in the moment half by a save by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster. [ 15 ] Cissé ‘s stimulate against West Brom made him the quickest musician since Les Ferdinand to hit the five-goal mark for Newcastle. [ 16 ] Cissé scored his sixth and seventh goals, against Liverpool, in a 2–0 home win. [ 17 ] He scored a third back-to-back brace at Liberty Stadium in a 0–2 away win against Swansea City on 6 April, bringing his tally to nine goals in eight matches. [ 18 ] This made him Newcastle ‘s most prolific goals per-game goalscorer of all-time, ahead of Hughie Gallacher. On 9 April, he scored his tenth goal in nine matches for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 home win. [ 19 ] On 21 April, Cissé scored his 11th goal in ten matches during a 3–0 acquire against Stoke City. [ 20 ] He then managed to score his 12th and 13th Premier League goals in a 0–2 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2012, the second of which he curled the ball with the outside his foot from 37 yards out. Cissé described the finish as the best of his career, and was subsequently chosen as the BBC ‘s Goal of the Season. [ 21 ] [ non-primary source needed ] At the end of his first half season with Newcastle, he was known for his reproducible goalscoring, with amaze goals firing the North East baseball club into a one-fifth place spot in the board .

2012–13 season [edit ]

On 4 July 2012, it was reported that Newcastle had blocked an offer from the Senegalese Football Federation for Cissé to play for Senegal at 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The cause behind the decision was that Newcastle wanted their key hitter suit for a hard season ahead, playing european football. [ 22 ] Cissé scored his first goal in the 2012–13 season with a header in the League Cup against Manchester United. He scored Newcastle ‘s third base finish in their Europa League kill of Bordeaux on 4 October 2012, Newcastle ‘s hundredth couple in european rival. [ 23 ] He scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 2–1 win over West Bromwich Albion on 28 October 2012, as a shot taken by Sammy Ameobi deflected off Cissé and into the net. The striker ‘s score was scarce throughout the opening four months of the season, only scoring his second league finish of the season on 28 November, a 2–1 away defeat to Stoke City. [ 24 ] Cissé started against Everton alongside Shola Ameobi and scored a header in the second infinitesimal in a 2–1 get the better of on 2 January 2013. [ 25 ] Cissé scored a dramatic 25-yard volley in Newcastle ‘s 4–2 win over Southampton on 24 February, helping the cabaret come from behind to secure a all-important victory over fellow delegating strugglers. [ 26 ] Cissé scored an wound time winner at home to Stoke City on 10 March, sending Newcastle into thirteenth invest. [ 27 ] On 14 March, in the second leg Europa League Round of 16 bind at home to Anzhi Makhachkala, Cissé headed in a 94th-minute winner as Newcastle progressed to the quarter-finals with a 1–0 aggregate victory. [ 28 ] Cissé besides scored the foremost finish in a 3–1 loss away to Benfica in the beginning leg of Newcastle ‘s Europa League quarter-final tie on 4 April. [ 29 ] Three days later, he scored an injury time winner in a 1–0 victory over Fulham, causing him to jump into the push and sent director Alan Pardew, in celebration, running in besides. [ 30 ] Cissé scored his fourth finish of the Europa League campaign in a 1–1 home draw with Benfica, but it was not enough to see Newcastle into the semi-finals of the contest as they fell 4–2 on aggregate. [ 31 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

On 25 September 2013, Cissé opened his account for the 2013–14 season in a 2–0 winnings for Newcastle against Leeds United in the one-third round of the Football League Cup. [ 32 ] Cissé scored his beginning Premier League goal of the season in a 5–1 dwelling rout of Stoke City on Boxing Day, converting a deep penalty. [ 33 ] On 22 March 2014, he scored a last-minute winner to claim all three points for Newcastle in a 1–0 victory at home plate to Crystal Palace, alone his second league goal of the season. [ 34 ] Cissé ‘s season finished on 19 April against Swansea City as he limped off in the 21st hour. [ 35 ] It was revealed by Newcastle that Cissé had broken his kneecap and that he had undergo surgery on the injury. [ 36 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

After breaking his knee cap against Swansea in April 2014, Cissé returned to France to recover from his injury. [ 37 ] In June, it was revealed that Cissé would return from his injury earlier than expected and would return to Newcastle for pre-season train along with the stay of the first-team team. [ 37 ] On 10 September 2014, Newcastle director Alan Pardew confirmed that Cissé would return to the Newcastle police squad for their home meet against Hull City on 20 September. [ 38 ] Cissé made his revert from injury against Hull on 20 September, replacing Emmanuel Rivière in the second half, and scoring both goals for Newcastle as they came back from two goals down to rescue a 2–2 draw. [ 39 ] Cissé celebrated both goals by lifting up his jersey to reveal a message dedicated to team-mate Jonás Gutiérrez, who recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. [ 40 ] Two weeks belated, another brace by Cissé earned Newcastle an identical consequence at Swansea City. [ 41 ] On 5 December, he came on as a substitute for Rémy Cabella and scored both of Newcastle ‘s goals as they defeated leaders Chelsea 2–1, inflicting on their opponents a first base kill of the season. [ 42 ] After scoring a penalty on Boxing Day in the 3–1 loss at Manchester United, Cissé scored again. In the next match, scoring the equalizer in a 3–2 victory over Everton on 28 December, taking his match to nine league goals in good 14 matches. During the match, however, he intentionally thrust his elbow into Séamus Coleman ‘s grimace during a recess. [ 43 ] Cissé was charged with dangerous lead and banned for three matches by the FA. After returning from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Cissé scored a header against Crystal Palace, his one-tenth league goal of the season, on 11 February. On 28 February, he scored his 11th goal of the temper against Aston Villa with a goal just outside the six-yard box. On 7 March 2015, Cissé was handed a six-match ban by the FA after a spit incident with Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, and one more for elbowing Everton ‘s Séamus Coleman. All together, it was a seven-match banish. [ 44 ] Cissé returned to the team as a second-half substitute in Newcastle ‘s 1–1 draw with West Brom on 9 May .

2015–16 temper [edit ]

Cissé started the first base match of the season at home against Southampton, scoring after chesting the ball in from close range to make the seduce 1–1. Despite grade, however, he was substituted for new signing Aleksandar Mitrović, who had recently joined from Anderlecht. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. [ 45 ] On 28 November 2015, he opened the grade in an eventual 5–1 personnel casualty to Crystal Palace. [ 46 ] Cissé ‘s final finish for the golf club came in a 2–2 draw against Liverpool, on 23 April 2016. [ 47 ]

Shandong Luneng [edit ]

On 9 July 2016, it was announced that Cissé had joined taiwanese Super League golf club Shandong Luneng for an undisclosed fee. [ 48 ] He scored on his second appearance for the club, in an eventual 4–1 win over Hangzhou Greentown .

Alanyaspor [edit ]

2018–19 temper [edit ]

On 31 August 2018, he has signed with Alanyaspor of the Turkish Süper Lig. [ 49 ] He made his debut against Göztepe on 1 September 2018 and he scored his first goal against Kasımpaşa on 23 September 2018 and in the same game he scored one more goal and Alanyaspor won the game 2–1. On 28 April 2019, Cissé was involved in a coach crash which killed Alanyaspor team mate Josef Šural. Cissé escaped with minor injuries. [ 50 ] [ 51 ]

Fenerbahçe [edit ]

On 1 October 2020, Fenerbahçe announced the sign of Cissé. [ 52 ] [ 53 ]

International career [edit ]

Cissé made his international debut for Senegal on 12 August 2009, in a friendly away to Congo DR, scoring two goals as Senegal emerged victorious 2–1. Cissé scored a hat-trick in his fourthly appearance for the national side, as Senegal ran aside to a 7–0 victory over Mauritius on 9 October 2010 in a modify match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. [ 54 ] Cissé besides captained the Senegal team from 2012 to 2013. Cissé ‘s most holocene senegalese finish was against Botswana in November 2014, his 16th international goal .

personal life [edit ]

Cissé is a practicing Muslim, and when celebrating a finish he frequently performs the Sujud. [ 55 ] He along with other Muslim Newcastle players Cheick Tiote, Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa allegedly objected to Newcastle United ‘s shirt-sponsorship deal with high-interest loans caller Wonga as Islam generally forbids promoting usury or fiscal exploitation. [ 56 ] Following the issue of a photograph showing Cissé at a gambling table at Aspers Casino in Newcastle, [ 57 ] it was announced that the count had been resolved, with Cissé agreeing to wear the shirt featuring the logo of the loanword company. [ 58 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of 2 November 2020.[59][60]

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