Elimane Oumar Cissé


Elimane Oumar Cissé is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Forge FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Forge FC

On 26 February 2019, Cissé signed with new Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. In their first season, Forge qualified for the CPL finals against Cavalry FC. Cissé would play both legs, and with Forge up 1-0 on aggregate, he assisted a David Choinière goal during stoppage time in the second leg to seal the championship for the club.

International career

Cissé first represented the Senagal U20 national team at the 2015 African U-20 Championship. He appeared in all five matches for Senegal, including the final, which they lost 1–0 to Nigeria. Cissé was subsequently called up for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he started six matches in a surprise fourth-place performance.
Cissé made his senior international debut for Senegal on 10 February 2016, in a friendly against Mexico.

Honours

Club

Forge FC
In October 2019, Cissé married his wife, Seynabou. Because the 2019 Canadian Premier League season was still going on, he could not return to Senegal and communicated with his wife via WhatsApp during the ceremony.