Karamoko Cissé

Karamoko Cissé (born 14 November 1988) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a forward. Cissé also holds Italian nationality.^[1]

Karamoko Cissé

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Koubia, Guinea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Virtus Petosino
2004–2006	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Atalanta	3	(0)
2007–2008	→ Verona (loan)	23	(1)
2009–2014	AlbinoLeffe	97	(15)
2014–2015	Casertana	25	(12)
2015–2017	Benevento	57	(12)
2017–2018	Bari	32	(4)
2018–2020	Verona	6	(0)
2019	→ Carpi (loan)	9	(3)
2019–2020	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	18	(4)
2020–2021	Cittadella	10	(1)
2021–2022	Padova	20	(2)
International career^‡
2008–2011	Guinea	19	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011

Biography

Born in Guinea in 1988, Cissé moved with his family to Sorisole, Italy in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

After spending season 2007–08 on loan at Hellas Verona, Cissé returned to Atalanta but did not make an appearance.

AlbinoLeffe

He joined AlbinoLeffe in a co-ownership deal in January 2009,^[2] for €700,000.^[3] On the same day Federico Peluso moved to Atalanta.

In 2010–11 season, he changed the shirt number from number 8 to number.17, the traditional bad luck number in Italy.^[4]

In June 2011 AlbinoLeffe bought Cissé, Michael Cia and Dario Bergamelli outright, co-currently sold Nicola Madonna outright. In 2011–12 season he took the number 10 shirt from retired Davide Bombardini.

On 21 March 2013 Cissé signed a new one-year contract with AlbinoLeffe.^[5]

Casertana

Cissé was signed by Casertana on 5 June 2014.^[1]

Benevento

On 13 July 2015 he signed for Benevento on a two-year contract.^[6][7]

Verona

Loan to Carpi

On 31 January 2019, he joined Carpi on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[8]

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 20 August 2019, he joined Juve Stabia on loan with an obligation to buy.^[9]

Cittadella

On 2 October 2020, Cissé signed a contract with Cittadella.^[10]

Padova

On 1 February 2021, he moved to Serie C club Padova on a 1.5-year contract.^[11]

International career

Cissé who was in the final squad and played in the qualifiers for Guinea in the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations. He has also been picked in the squad for the South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 15 November 2011^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2007	1^[a]	1
	2008	6	0
	2009	5	0
	2010	3	2
	2011	4	0
Total		19	3

1. A non FIFA match against Angola on 20 November 2020.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 November 2007	Stade Paul Fischer, Melun, France	Angola	0–3	Win	Friendly
2.	5 September 2010	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–4	Win	2012 ANC qualification
3.	17 November 2010	Stade Aimé Bergeal, Mantes-la-Ville, France	Burkina Faso	2–1	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 19 November 2010

References

1. "La Casertana ingaggia l'attaccante Karamoko Cissè" (in Italian). F.C. Casertana. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. "Ecco Karamoko Cisse" (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
3. Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
4. "Assegnati i numeri di maglia della stagione 2010/11". U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
5. "Cissè rinnova fino al 2014" (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
6. (in Italian). F.C. Casertana. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
7. "Perfezionati gli accordi con Cissé, Cruciani e Lucioni" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
8. "Mercato: ecco Cissè dal Verona!" [Market: Cisse comes from Verona] (in Italian). Carpi. 31 January 2019.
9. "Cisse è un nostro calciatore!" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 20 August 2019.
10. "Karamoko Cissè" (in Italian). Cittadella. 2 October 2020.
11. "Karamoko Cissè è un giocatore del Calcio Padova. Giacomo Beretta ceduto al Cittadella" (in Italian). Padova. 1 February 2021.
12. Karamoko Cissé at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• U.C. AlbinoLeffe Official Player Profile
• Karamoko Cissé at Soccerway
• Karamoko Cissé at WorldFootball.net
• Karamoko Cissé at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)