Seydouba Cissé


Seydouba Cissé is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Leganés and the Guinea national team.

Club career

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.

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

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2023Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane, Morocco2–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
212 October 2024Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast4–04–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Leganés