Djibril Cissé
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Good article Template:Infobox football biography Djibril Cissé (born 12 August 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Cissé started his career at his boyhood club Arles-Avignon in 1989, before playing for the youth teams at Nîmes and Auxerre. Cissé spent two years in the youth system at Auxerre, before graduating to the first team in 1998. After playing for Auxerre for six seasons, scoring 90 goals in 166 appearances, he moved to Premier League club Liverpool in 2004.
During his time at Anfield, Cissé played 79 games, scoring 24 times and winning the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League and 2005–06 FA Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He went on to play in Greece with Panathinaikos, Italy with Lazio, Qatar with Al-Gharafa, Russia with Kuban Krasnodar and Switzerland with Yverdon Sport. He also had further spells in English football with Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers, and France with Marseille and Bastia. In 2015, Cissé made one appearance for Réunion based club Saint-Pierroise,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> before retiring from professional football.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the course of his career, Cissé suffered from two leg breaks, breaking his left leg in 2004,<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> and his right leg in 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cissé played for the France national football team at the 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cups, and was also part of les Bleus' 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup winning squad.
Club career
Auxerre
After starting his career with Nîmes,<ref name="soccernet">Template:Cite web</ref> Cissé signed for Auxerre at the age of 15.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Playing for the youth team in 1999, Cissé won the Coupe Gambardella, the equivalent of the FA Youth Cup.<ref name="Auxerre">Template:Cite web</ref> After being promoted to the first team squad by coach Guy Roux, Cissé made his Ligue 1 debut at the age of 17 as a substitute against Paris Saint-Germain on 20 March 1999.<ref name=ligue>Template:Cite news</ref> His first goal came at the start of the 2000–01 season in a 2–1 defeat of Metz.<ref name=ligue/> He ended this season, his first as a regular in the first team, with eight goals from 25 games.<ref name="Auxerre"/>
In the 2001–02 season, Cissé was the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 22 goals from 29 matches, as Auxerre finished in third place and qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. Cissé's form saw him make his debut for the France national team and earn a place in the team's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.<ref name=ligue/>
Cissé was again amongst the league's top scorers in 2002–03 with 14 goals. He also scored six goals in six matches in Auxerre's successful Coupe de France campaign, including both goals in the semi-final defeat of Rennes and the equaliser in the 2003 Coupe de France Final victory over PSG.<ref name=ligue/>
2003–04 proved to be Cissé's most successful goalscoring season, with 30 goals in all competitions, including 26 in Ligue 1 to win the golden boot for the second time.<ref name=ligue/>
Overall, Cissé scored 70 goals in 128 league games for Auxerre,<ref name="fastscore">Template:Cite web</ref> before signing for Liverpool in a deal worth over £14 million in the summer of 2004.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liverpool
At Liverpool, Cissé scored five goals in 24 first-team games in all competitions for Liverpool in the 2004–05 season.<ref name="honours">Template:Cite web</ref> He had only played 19 games for Liverpool when a freak accident occurred while playing against Blackburn Rovers on 30 October 2004. While Cissé and Blackburn's Jay McEveley were challenging for the ball, Cissé's boot got caught in the turf and his leg snapped. This resulted in a broken tibia and fibula, and physio Daryl Martin said "It could take six to nine months for a recovery and the absolute worst-case scenario is 18 months..."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cissé later stated that had it not been for prompt attention from the trainers at the stadium, he could have lost the leg below the knee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He had pins inserted in the leg, and was expected to be out of action for the rest of the 2004–05 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="recovery">Template:Cite news</ref>
However, in an unexpected return, Cissé was able to come on as a 75th-minute substitute in the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final tie with Juventus on 13 April 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He went on to score both Liverpool goals in their last Premiership match of the season, a 2–1 win over Aston Villa<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and also converted a penalty in Liverpool's penalty shootout win over AC Milan in the Champions League final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the 2005–06 season, Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez deployed Cissé on the right wing on numerous occasions.<ref name="sportingheroes">Template:Cite web</ref> While his pace made him well suited to such a role, it was doubtful whether he would be happy to continue in this role rather than in his preferred position as striker.<ref name="soccernet"/> He scored two goals as Liverpool won the 2005 UEFA Super Cup. Cissé also scored Liverpool's opening goal in the 2006 FA Cup Final with a sliding shot past West Ham United keeper Shaka Hislop. Liverpool went on to win 3–1 on penalties. He ended the 2005–06 season with 19 goals in all competitions.
Marseille
From the summer of 2005, the media had linked Cissé with a move away from Anfield.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Speculation intensified as the season went on. In early June 2006, it was reported that a transfer to Marseille had been agreed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The very same day, Cissé broke his leg during France's final warm up match against China on 7 June 2006. It was thought that even though a relatively quick recovery was expected,<ref name="recovery"/> Cissé's transfer would be postponed until at least the January transfer window.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, the two teams agreed a loan deal in July 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cissé made his return to training on 20 October 2006,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and scored his first goal for Marseille on 22 December 2006 when they beat Saint-Étienne 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With only four goals in 14 appearances by April, Cissé's performances were drawing such criticism that former player Jean-Pierre Papin urged Cissé's critics to be more patient while the striker recovered from his career-threatening injury.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the slow start, Cissé managed to score 4 goals in his final 7 league appearances to finish with 8 goals in 21 league appearances,<ref name="honours"/> helping Marseille to finish 2nd in the 2006–07 season and guarantee a Champions League place for the 2007–08 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 12 May 2007, he scored two goals in the French Cup Final against Sochaux, although Marseille still lost the match 5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 stalemate after extra time following a late equaliser by another Liverpool player on loan Anthony Le Tallec.Template:Citation needed
On 7 July 2007, Marseille's president Pape Diouf announced that the club had struck a deal with Liverpool to sign Cissé permanently, for an estimated fee of €8 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> But subsequently, Cissé was linked with a return to the English Premier League with Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers said to be interested.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Manchester City had their approach for Cissé rejected by Marseille boss, who said, "He is wanted, that is for sure, I myself have been approached by Manchester City (about Cissé), but I turned it down categorically".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 26 January 2008, Cissé scored a hat-trick in Marseille's 6–1 win against Caen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sunderland
On 20 August 2008, Cissé secured a loan switch to Premier League club Sunderland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the same ground where he had scored on his Liverpool debut, Cissé scored the winning header on his debut against Tottenham to make it 2–1 to Sunderland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A few days later, Cissé announced his desire to secure a permanent deal with the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Manager Roy Keane also expressed his desire to sign Cissé, telling The News of the World: "I'd be happy to break the transfer record if Djibril's doing the business".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the Tyne-Wear derby, Cissé scored his third Sunderland goal on 25 October 2008, with Sunderland winning 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After scoring in a 4–1 victory against Hull, Cissé stated that despite the departure of Roy Keane from Sunderland, he still wished to complete a permanent move to the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 18 April 2009, Cissé scored his tenth league goal of the season in a 1–0 victory over Hull City at the Stadium of Light.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 24 May, it was confirmed that Sunderland would not be taking up the option to sign Cissé permanently, and he subsequently returned to Marseille.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Panathinaikos
On 25 June 2009, Cissé signed a four-year contract with Panathinaikos.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was reported that the player would earn €2.5 million per year, while French club Marseille would get an estimated €8 million as a transfer fee. The total cost of the transfer is about €20 million, taking into account the various bonuses.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored his first goal in Greece against Crete-based Ergotelis and soon he became the new leader of the team. He was the Superleague topscorer for the 2009–10, leading his team to win the double. In his first year in Greece, Cissé scored 23 goals in 28 matches.Template:Citation needed
Cissé's performances made Panathinaikos fans love him. He had stated that after making the double in Greece he would love to play again in the Champions League with Panathinaikos and looking for a successful season also in Greece. On 30 October 2010, he scored two goals (one penalty) in the Derby of the eternal enemies against arch-rivals Olympiacos in a 2–1 home win. At the MVP award ceremony for the eighth fixture, Cissé said: "I am not only a player of Panathinaikos, but I am also a fan." In the new season, he has already scored 18 goals in 20 matches in the Greek League and one goal in the Greek Cup. He was also the team captain of Panathinaikos and the most valuable player of the club.
On 19 February 2011, Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos in Karaiskaki Stadium (2–1), after a controversial game. After the game, Cissé had a wrangle with Olympiacos' president Evangelos Marinakis, who also used homophobic slurs against Cissé.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was beaten by Olympiacos' fans and stated that he was going to appeal to the UEFA. He stated also that he had lost his patience with the questionable refereeing in Greece: "I will make my decisions but believe me, I've had enough. I can't go on under these conditions."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One month later, Cissé reached 50 goals as a Panathinaikos player in domestic and European competitions. He celebrated this goal by wearing a t-shirt of Panathinaikos supporters group Gate 13.
Lazio
Cissé was transferred to Serie A club Lazio on 12 July 2011 for €5.8 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He signed a four-year contract with the Italian side.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his debut in a UEFA Europa League match against FK Rabotnički on 18 August, scoring two goals in a 6–0 win for the home side.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cissé scored his only league goal for Lazio on his league debut in a 2–2 draw with Milan at the San Siro on 9 September.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Queens Park Rangers
On 31 January 2012, Cissé signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. He was Mark Hughes' fourth signing since taking over as manager.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored on his debut, against Aston Villa in a 2–2 draw at Villa Park on 1 February.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was then given a straight red card in his second game for violent conduct, when he reacted to a late challenge by Wolverhampton Wanderers player Roger Johnson by grabbing Johnson by the throat.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> With QPR down to ten men, they went on to lose the game 2–1. On 21 March 2012, Cissé scored QPR's equalising goal in a 3–2 victory against his former club Liverpool.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Three days later, he was sent off for the second time in his first five games for QPR when he received a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Sunderland's Fraizer Campbell.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then returned from suspension on 29 April 2012, and scored a late consolation goal against Chelsea in a 6–1 loss at Stamford Bridge. Cissé went on to score his fifth goal in seven matches to win the match against Stoke City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 13 May 2012, Cissé scored the goal in the 48th minute to make it 1–1 against Manchester City. This was his sixth goal in eight matches for QPR. QPR went on to lose the match 2-3, as City scored two goals in stoppage time and clinched their first Premier League title, but avoided relegation as Bolton succumbed to a 2–2 draw at Stoke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cissé picked the number nine for his jersey and scored his first goal in the 2012–13 season in a 3–2 loss against Reading in the League Cup and his first Premier League goal of the season, also against Reading on 4 November.<ref name="fastscore" /> In January 2013, he joined Qatari club Al Gharafa on loan until the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His loan ended on 30 June. He made nine league appearances and scored one goal in the championship and four in the AFC Champions League.<ref name="Soccerway">Template:Cite web</ref> Cissé left QPR by mutual consent on 28 June 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Later career
On 3 July 2013, Cissé signed a one-year contract (plus one in option) with Kuban Krasnodar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 January 2014, he signed an 18-month deal with Bastia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2015, Cissé signed for Saint-Pierroise of the Réunion Premier League on a month-long contract, starting in September of the same year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 20 October 2015, Cissé announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 due to injury.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 4 July 2017, Cissé returned to football after signing with Swiss side Yverdon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2018, Cissé signed a contract with "A.C. Vicenza 1902", another phoenix club of Vicenza.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, after failing to enter Serie D, it was reported that the club started to owe wages to their players.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cissé announced his intention to come out of retirement in May 2020.<ref name="May2020">Template:Cite web</ref> He wanted to score four more goals in Ligue 1 to reach the mark of 100.<ref name="May2020" /> In April 2021, Cissé joined American side Panathinaikos Chicago ahead of the 2021 National Premier Soccer League season.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
In 2023, he joined Spanish seven-a-side team Los Troncos of the Kings League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
International career
Youth career
Cissé played for the France under-19 team<ref name="fifa">Template:Cite web</ref> in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, where they reached the quarter-finals, with the player scoring six goals in five games.<ref name="fifa"/> These goals included a hat-trick against Iran on 18 June 2001 in a 5–0 win on their opening game,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and two goals against Germany on 27 June 2001 in the round of 16.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
He was included in the France under-21 team.<ref name="fifa"/> in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Cissé scored two goals against Portugal in the first leg of qualification playoffs, winning 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the second leg, Cissé scored a goal but for kicking Mário Sérgio he was sent off. France went on to lose the game 4–1 on penalties, after drawing 3–3 on aggregate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a result of the sending off, he was given a five match ban and missed UEFA Euro 2004.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Senior career
Cissé made his international debut against Belgium at the age of 21, coming on as a 48th-minute substitute for David Trezeguet on 18 May 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The team manager Roger Lemerre included Cissé in his 23-man squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the tournament, he played in all of the group matches against Senegal,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Uruguay,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Denmark,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> coming on as a substitute in all three games, but France were eliminated in the World Cup group stages. His first goal in the senior tournament came on 7 September 2002 against Cyprus in the Euro 2004 qualifiers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cissé was part of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup championship team. He scored his only goal of the tournament from the penalty spot in France's 1–0 win against Colombia on 18 June 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After being banned from UEFA Euro 2004, Cissé was next in the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament in Germany.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In France's final warm-up match against China on 7 June 2006, he suffered another broken leg. When ten minutes into the game, he was knocked off balance by the China captain Zheng Zhi and fell with his leg twisting under him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> "It's so tough to hear Djibril scream like that," said fellow French striker Thierry Henry. "You lose a teammate and also a friend. But he is tough; he will come back." He needed immediate surgery to repair his open fractured tibia so was out of the tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Cissé played three games,<ref name="fastscore"/> but did not win a place in the France squad for the finals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
After demonstrating his goal-scoring form for Panathinaikos, in March 2010, Cissé was recalled to the French squad for a friendly against Spain in Paris. When introduced into the match as a substitute, he had a considerable impact, heading on a Florent Malouda cross only for Iker Casillas to push it onto the post.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 11 May 2010, he was included by manager Raymond Domenech in France's final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 22 June, he was in France's starting eleven for the team's final game of the group stage versus South Africa.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Coaching career
In September 2021, Cissé took up a coaching position in the youth sector of former club Marseille.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Family
Cissé was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is also of Guinean descent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was raised a Muslim and converted from Islam to Catholic Christianity at the age of 15 after taking catechism classes at a training center in Nîmes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His late father, Mangué, was a professional footballer and had captained his country, before his parents moved to France in 1974. Djibril was the seventh and last child of his family, after siblings N'ma, Damaye, Abou, Fode, Seni and Hamed.<ref name=Sportstar>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2005, after his move to Liverpool, Cissé purchased a manor house in the village of Frodsham, Cheshire, and in doing so became Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Soon after buying the house, his decision to refuse the Cheshire Forest Hunt permission to hunt on his land received substantial press coverage.<ref name="huntingban">Template:Cite news</ref> On 18 June 2005, Cissé married former Welsh hairdresser Jude Littler.<ref name="wedding"/><ref name=Sportstar/> The wedding took place at Bodelwyddan Castle, with notable guests including Shaun Wright-Phillips and Cissé's French national teammates Louis Saha and Sylvain Wiltord.<ref name="wedding">Template:Cite news</ref> He got married in a tuxedo in the red of Liverpool.<ref name="wedding"/>
The couple divorced in October 2014 and have three children, Cassius, Prince Kobe and Marley Jackson. Cissé has a daughter, Ilona, from a previous relationship.<ref name="Liberation">Template:Cite news</ref> Prince Kobe is currently on the books of the Liverpool academy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Health
Cissé is a teetotaler.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other pursuits
Cissé had a cameo role in a French action comedy film Taxi 4, featuring in a high-speed driving scene.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Cissé has his own clothing range and fragrance, branded "Mr Lenoir".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2015, he participated in season 6 of Danse avec les stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars with his partner Silvia Notargiacomo but got eliminated first, finishing in last place.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2021, he took part in the second season of Mask Singer, disguised as a skeleton.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Legal issues
In October 2015, Cissé was one of four people arrested in France over an alleged attempt to blackmail Mathieu Valbuena in a sex tape extortion plot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was removed from the investigation in January 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 13 November 2024, the Bastia court in Corsica sentenced him to a suspended eight-month prison sentence and a €20,000 fine for tax fraud.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 1998–99 | French Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | French Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | French Division 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 15 | ||
| 2001–02 | French Division 1 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 24 | |||
| 2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 45 | 21 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 53 | 30 | |
| Total | 128 | 70 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 90 | ||
| Liverpool | 2004–05 | Premier League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9Template:Efn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15Template:Efn | 8 | 2Template:Efn | 2 | 57 | 21 | |
| Total | 49 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 26 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 15 | |
| Marseille | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 50 | 22 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 78 | 37 | |||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2008–09 | Premier League | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 28 | 23 | 6 | 1 | — | 12Template:Efn | 5 | — | 46 | 29 | ||
| 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | — | 6Template:Efn | 0 | — | 43 | 26 | |||
| Total | 61 | 47 | 10 | 3 | — | 18 | 5 | — | 89 | 55 | ||||
| Lazio | 2011–12 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7Template:Efn | 3 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2011–12 | Premier League | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||||
| Al-Gharafa (loan) | 2012–13 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8Template:Efn | 4 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 10Template:Efn | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Bastia | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| Saint-Pierroise | 2015 | Réunion Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Yverdon-Sport | 2017–18<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Swiss Promotion League | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 23 | |||
| Career total | 452 | 204 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 95 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 610 | 271 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cissé goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2002 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 30 April 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Template:Fb | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 22 June 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 4 | 8 September 2004 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 31 May 2005 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 8 October 2005 | Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 9 November 2005 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique | Template:Fb | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Auxerre
Liverpool
- FA Cup: 2005–06
- UEFA Champions League: 2004–05
- UEFA Super Cup: 2005
- FIFA Club World Championship runner-up: 2005<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Panathinaikos
France
Individual
- FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Shoe: 2001<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ligue 1 top scorer: 2001–02
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: December 2003
- UNFP Division 1 Young Player of the Year: 2001–02
- Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2010
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