Moustapha Elhadji Cissé (born 14 September 2003) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club FC St. Gallen on loan from Italian Serie A club Atalanta.
Club career
Rinascita Refugees
Cissé moved to Italy as a refugee and orphan and was scouted playing for Seconda Categoria club Rinascita Refugees in 2019, a team made of refugees and asylum seekers in Lecce in the eighth tier of Italian football.[2] Whilst at Rinascita Refugees, Cissé scored 18 goals in eight league games for the club.[3]
Atalanta
On 23 February 2022, Cissé signed for Atalanta.[4] He debuted with their reserves in March 2022, scoring three goals in three games.[5] Cissé made his Serie A debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 win over Bologna; coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute, he scored his side's only goal in the 82nd minute.[6][7]
Loans in Serie B
On 5 August 2022, Cissé joined Serie B side Pisa on loan with an option to buy.[8] He subsequently made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 4–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Brescia.[9]
Having found limited playing time in Tuscany, on 30 January 2023 Cissé was recalled from Pisa by Atalanta, subsequently joining fellow second-tier club Südtirol on loan until the end of the season.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Pisa (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs
References
- ^ Fornoni, Simone (12 March 2022). "Cisse e i suoi fratelli. Quanto attinge Gasp dalla Primavera?".
- ^ "La storia di Moustapha Cissé, dal centro rifugiati alla Dea in due mesi". 15 March 2022.
- ^ "L'altro protagonista della Serie A TIM: Moustapha Cissé, rifugiato calciatore" (in Italian). DAZN. 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Un baby bomber per l'Atalanta, nerazzurri si assicurano una punta guineana classe 2003. I dettagli" (in Italian). 23 February 2022.
- ^ Losapio, Andrea (3 February 2022). "Atalanta, chi è Moustapha Cissé, il nuovo attaccante: dal team dei rifugiati alla Serie A". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ^ Campanale, Susy (20 March 2022). "Cisse' scores on Atalanta debut a month after playing for refugees team".
- ^ "Moustapha Cisse scores late winner on Serie A debut for Atalanta, just weeks after playing for refugee side in eighth tier of Italian football". Goal.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Moustapha Cissé è Nerazzurro" (in Italian). Pisa. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Pisa - Brescia" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Moustapha Cissé approda in biancorosso". FC Südtirol - Alto Adige (in Italian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Moustapha Cisse". FootballDatabase.
External links
- Moustapha Cissé at Soccerway
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