Papiss Cissé

Papiss Demba Cissé (born 3 June 1985 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United and the Senegal national team. He holds the record of most goals scored by an African player in a single Bundesliga campaign - 22 league goals in the 2010–11 season. That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league.

Club career

Cissé began his career with AS Génération Foot before transferring to the French side FC Metz in summer 2005.^[1] After only one month during the 2005–06 season, he left Metz and was loaned to French side AS Cherbourg Football. During this season, Cissé played 26 games and scored 11 goals for the Normandy club.^[2] After the season he returned to Metz for a further two years, before being loaned to French side LB Chateauroux in January 2008^[3] and before returning to FC Metz in July 2008 for a third stint.

SC Freiburg

Cissé signed for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg on 28 December 2009 from FC Metz for €1.6 million.^[4] Cissé initially became a transfer target for Freiburg in the summer of 2009 after he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 2–1 friendly win for FC Metz over Freiburg. However, a transfer fee could not be agreed upon. Hannover 96 also expressed interest in the player.^[5] In his first partial season with the Black Forest club, Cissé appeared in 16 matches, scoring six goals.^[6] During the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, his first full season with Freiburg, Cissé was second in the league in goals scored, only behind Mario Gómez of Bayern Munich who scored 28. Cissé also set a club and league record; his 22 goals during the course of the season set the single-season goal record by an SC Freiburg player, as well as set the record for the most goals scored by an African in a single Bundesliga season. The record was previously held by Tony Yeboah who scored 20 goals with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1993.^[7] That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league.^[8]

Newcastle United

On 17 January 2012, Cissé signed for Newcastle United on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an estimated fee in the region of £10 million subject to league appearances and goals, linking up with fellow Senegal striker Demba Ba in the process.^[9] He was subsequently handed the number 9 shirt.^[10] On 5 February, Cissé made his debut for Newcastle in the 2–1 league win against Aston Villa at St James' Park. He replaced the injured Leon Best in the 14th minute before scoring the winning goal in the 71st minute.^[11] On 11 February, he made his first start for the club in the 5–0 away league defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.^[12] On 25 February, he scored in the 6th minute in a 2–2 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[13] On 25 March, he scored two first-half goals in Newcastle's 3–1 league victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, but he was denied a hat-trick early in the second half by a save by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster.^[14] Cissé's brace against West Brom made him the quickest player since Les Ferdinand to hit the five-goal mark for Newcastle.^[15] Papiss scored his sixth and seventh goals, scoring a brace against Liverpool in a 2–0 home win.^[16] He scored a third consecutive brace at Liberty Stadium in a 2–0 away win against Swansea City on 6 April, bringing his tally to 9 goals in 8 games.^[17] This made him Newcastle United's most prolific goals per game scorer of all time ahead of Hughie Gallacher. On 9 April, he scored his 10th goal in 9 games for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 home win.^[18]. On 21 April, Cissé scored his 11th goal in 10 games during a 3-0 win against Stoke City.^[19] He then managed to score his 12th and 13th Premier League goals in a 2–0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2012, the second of which he himself described as the best goal of his career, and was subsequently chosen as the BBC's Goal of the Season.^[20]

Club statistics

As of 14 May 2012

International career

Cissé made his international debut for Senegal on 12 August 2009, in a friendly away to Congo DR.

Matches

Papiss Demba Cissé: International Matches^[21]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goals	Competition
1.	12 August 2009	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Congo DR	Congo DR	1–2	2	Friendly
2.	27 May 2010	Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg, Denmark	Denmark	2–0	0	Friendly
3.	11 August 2010	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Cape Verde	1–0	0	Friendly
4.	9 October 2010	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Mauritius	7–0	3	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	17 November 2010	Stade Michel Hidalgo, Saint-Gratien, France	Gabon	2–1	1	Friendly
6.	9 February 2011	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Guinea	3–0	1	Friendly
7.	26 March 2011	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Cameroon	1–0	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.	4 June 2011	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Cameroon	0–0	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.	10 August 2011	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Morocco	0–2	0	Friendly
10.	3 September 2011	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Congo DR	2–0	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.	9 October 2011	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	2–0	1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.	12 January 2012	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Sudan	1–0	0	Friendly
13.	15 January 2012	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Kenya	1–0	1	Friendly
14.	21 January 2012	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Zambia	1–2	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
15.	25 January 2012	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–2	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
16.	29 January 2012	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Libya	1–2	0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Individual

• EFFIFU Award (1): 2010-11
• Premier League Goal of the Month (1): May 2012
• Premier League Goal of the Season (1): 2011-12

References

External links

• Papiss Demba Cissé French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Papiss Demba Cissé at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Papiss Demba Cisse career stats at Soccerbase
• Papiss Cissé at National-Football-Teams.com
• Papiss Cissé – UEFA competition record
• BBC Profile
• Transfermarkt Profile
• ESPN Soccernet Profile
• Profile at FootballDatabase.eu

v t e Senegal squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Coundoul 2 Gomis 3 Sané 4 Diakhaté 5 Diawara 6 Mangane 7 Sow 8 Niang 9 Camara 10 Dia 11 N'Doye 12 Bayal Sall 13 Faty 14 D. N'Diaye 15 Cissé 16 K. N'Diaye 17 Daf 18 N'Daw 19 Ba 20 Armand Traoré 21 Diamé 22 M'Bengue 23 P. L. N'Diaye Coach: Amara Traoré