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Djibril Cissé

Djibril Cissé

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age44
CitizenshipFrance Cote d'Ivoire
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornAugust 12, 1981
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.45
goals / match
AJ Auxerre
top club · 169 apps

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2004
€20.00m
top transfer fee · 04/05
30
best season · 03/04
74 / 30
int'l caps / goals
609Appearances
272Goals
51Assists
54Yellow cards
3Red cards
121Full matches (90′)
Full nameDjibril Cissé
Name in home countryDjibril Arrun Cissé
Date of birth1981-08-12 (44 yrs)
Place of birthArles, France
CitizenshipFrance Cote d'Ivoire
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2021
Transfer: PAO Chicago → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Apr 2021
Transfer: Career break → PAO Chicago
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Yverdon Sport → Career break
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Career break → Yverdon Sport
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Yverdon Sport FC
29 matches · 24 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Oct 2015
Transfer: Saint-Pierroise → Career break
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: SC Bastia → Saint-Pierroise
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — SC Bastia
12 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Kuban Krasnodar → SC Bastia
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: QPR → Kuban Krasnodar
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Kuban Krasnodar (-2018), SC Bastia
40 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Al-Gharafa → QPR
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: QPR → Al-Gharafa
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Al-Gharafa SC, Queens Park Rangers
38 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Lazio → QPR
11/12 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
Transfer: Panathinaikos → Lazio
11/12 · Transfer · €5.80m
Jul 2011
11/12 — SS Lazio, Queens Park Rangers
35 matches · 11 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Panathinaikos FC
43 matches · 26 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Panathinaikos FC
46 matches · 29 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Marseille → Panathinaikos
09/10 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jun 2009
Transfer: Sunderland → Marseille
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Marseille → Sunderland
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Olympique Marseille, Sunderland AFC
41 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Liverpool → Marseille
07/08 · Transfer · €9.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Olympique Marseille
50 matches · 22 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2007
Transfer: Marseille → Liverpool
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Olympique Marseille
27 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Liverpool FC
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Liverpool → Marseille
06/07 · Loan
Jun 2006
Injury: unknown
39 games missed
Jul 2005
05/06 — Liverpool FC
53 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2004
Injury: unknown
44 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Liverpool FC
25 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → Liverpool
04/05 · Transfer · €20.00m
Jul 2003
03/04 — AJ Auxerre
53 matches · 30 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — AJ Auxerre
45 matches · 21 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — AJ Auxerre
32 matches · 24 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — AJ Auxerre
35 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — AJ Auxerre
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — AJ Auxerre
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
Transfer: Nîmes Ol. U19 → AJ Auxerre
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: AC Arles U19 → Nîmes Ol. U19
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,906 min
Minutes played by club
AJ Auxerre 22.2%
Liverpool FC 10.3%
Yverdon Sport FC 0.9%
SC Bastia 5.5%
Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 5.6%
Queens Park Rangers 5.2%
Al-Gharafa SC 8.4%
SS Lazio 16.6%
Panathinaikos FC 10.4%
Olympique Marseille 11.8%
Sunderland AFC 3.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AJ Auxerre 6 00/01 99/00 169 90 5 2,423
Liverpool FC 3 04/05 2006 79 24 5 1,121
Yverdon Sport FC 1 17/18 17/18 29 24 0 98
SC Bastia 2 13/14 14/15 27 6 4 598
Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 1 13/14 13/14 25 5 1 607
Queens Park Rangers 2 11/12 12/13 29 10 0 571
Al-Gharafa SC 1 12/13 12/13 17 5 1 914
SS Lazio 1 11/12 11/12 27 5 8 1,811
Panathinaikos FC 2 09/10 10/11 89 55 16 1,132
Olympique Marseille 3 06/07 08/09 80 37 9 1,290
Sunderland AFC 1 08/09 08/09 38 11 2 341

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€5M18€10M27€15M36€20M00/01 — 15 goals (AJ Auxerre)00/01 — 1 assists1600/0101/02 — 24 goals (AJ Auxerre)2401/0202/03 — 21 goals (AJ Auxerre)02/03 — 2 assists2302/0303/04 — 30 goals (AJ Auxerre)03/04 — 2 assists3203/0404/05 — 5 goals (Liverpool FC)04/05 — 1 assists604/0505/06 — 19 goals (Liverpool FC)05/06 — 3 assists2205/0606/07 — 15 goals (Olympique Marseille)06/07 — 4 assists1906/0707/08 — 22 goals (Olympique Marseille)07/08 — 5 assists2707/0808/09 — 11 goals (Sunderland AFC)08/09 — 2 assists1308/0909/10 — 29 goals (Panathinaikos FC)09/10 — 7 assists3609/1010/11 — 26 goals (Panathinaikos FC)10/11 — 9 assists3510/1111/12 — 11 goals (SS Lazio)11/12 — 8 assists1911/1212/13 — 9 goals (Al-Gharafa SC)12/13 — 1 assists1012/1313/14 — 7 goals (Kuban Krasnodar (-2018))13/14 — 4 assists1113/1414/15 — 4 goals (SC Bastia)14/15 — 1 assists514/1517/18 — 24 goals (Yverdon Sport FC)2417/182006 — 1 assists1200604/05 — €20M05/06 — €18.5M06/07 — €13.5M07/08 — €10.5M08/09 — €11M09/10 — €10.5M10/11 — €13.5M11/12 — €14M12/13 — €6M13/14 — €3.5M14/15 — €2M17/18 — €25KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 151500/0101/02: 242401/0202/03: 212102/0303/04: 303003/0404/05: 5504/0505/06: 191905/0606/07: 151506/0707/08: 222207/0808/09: 111108/0909/10: 292909/1010/11: 262610/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 9912/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 4414/1517/18: 242417/182006: 00200698/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 1114/1517/18: 0017/182006: 11200698/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Division 1 AJ Auxerre 2 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Division 1 AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Club World Cup Liverpool FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Promotion League Yverdon Sport FC 29 24 0 1 0 98
14/15 Coupe de France SC Bastia 1 1 0 0 0 120
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue SC Bastia 3 3 1 0 0 70
14/15 Ligue 1 SC Bastia 8 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 6 1 0 0 0 486
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 1 SC Bastia 15 2 3 0 0 408
13/14 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 15 4 1 1 0 121
12/13 AFC Champions League Al-Gharafa SC 8 4 1 0 0 174
12/13 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 0 111
12/13 Premier League Queens Park Rangers 18 3 0 0 0 370
12/13 Stars League Al-Gharafa SC 9 1 0 0 0 740
11/12 Europa League SS Lazio 6 1 2 1 0 420
11/12 Europa League Qualifying SS Lazio 1 2 0 0 0 42
11/12 Italy Cup SS Lazio 2 1 0 0 0 156
11/12 Premier League Queens Park Rangers 8 6 0 0 2 90
11/12 Serie A SS Lazio 18 1 6 2 0 1,193
10/11 Champions League Panathinaikos FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Kypello Elladas Panathinaikos FC 4 2 0 0 0 165
10/11 SL1 Play-off Panathinaikos FC 6 4 1 1 0 135
10/11 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 27 20 7 4 0 120
09/10 Champions League Qu. Panathinaikos FC 4 0 1 1 1 0
09/10 Europa League Panathinaikos FC 8 5 0 2 0 144
09/10 Kypello Elladas Panathinaikos FC 6 1 0 1 0 462
09/10 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 28 23 6 5 0 106
08/09 Champions League Qu. Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 1 0 0 0 90
08/09 League Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Sunderland AFC 35 10 2 3 0 251
07/08 Champions League Olympique Marseille 6 1 1 2 0 334
07/08 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 3 2 0 0 0 127
07/08 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 2 1 0 0 0 210
07/08 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 35 16 3 5 0 171
07/08 UEFA Cup Olympique Marseille 4 2 1 1 0 180
06/07 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 6 7 0 0 0 79
06/07 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 21 8 4 5 0 189
05/06 Champions League Liverpool FC 7 2 0 0 0 139
05/06 Champions League Qu. Liverpool FC 6 4 0 0 0 103
05/06 FA Cup Liverpool FC 6 2 1 1 0 167
05/06 Premier League Liverpool FC 33 9 1 3 0 191
05/06 UEFA Super Cup Liverpool FC 1 2 1 0 0 21
04/05 Champions League Liverpool FC 7 1 0 0 0 267
04/05 Champions League Qu. Liverpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premier League Liverpool FC 16 4 1 0 0 233
03/04 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 3 1 0 0 0 270
03/04 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 4 1 0 1 0 390
03/04 Ligue 1 AJ Auxerre 38 26 2 1 0 125
03/04 Trophée des Champions AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre 7 2 0 1 0 310
02/03 Champions League AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 Champions League Qu. AJ Auxerre 2 1 0 1 0 169
02/03 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 6 6 0 0 0 71
02/03 Ligue 1 AJ Auxerre 33 14 1 3 0 190
02/03 UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre 3 0 1 1 0 0
01/02 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 2 2 0 0 0 90
01/02 Division 1 AJ Auxerre 29 22 0 3 0 116
00/01 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 4 5 0 0 0 78
00/01 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 2 1 0 0 0 154
00/01 Division 1 AJ Auxerre 25 8 1 1 0 175
00/01 UI Cup AJ Auxerre 4 1 0 0 0 285
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-07-01 AC Arles U19 Nîmes Ol. U19 Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Nîmes Ol. U19 AJ Auxerre Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 AJ Auxerre Liverpool Transfer 0 €20.00m
06/07 2006-07-01 Liverpool Marseille Loan 13500000
06/07 2007-06-30 Marseille Liverpool Return from loan 13500000
07/08 2007-07-08 Liverpool Marseille Transfer 13500000 €9.00m
08/09 2008-08-21 Marseille Sunderland Loan 11000000
08/09 2009-06-30 Sunderland Marseille Return from loan 10500000
09/10 2009-07-01 Marseille Panathinaikos Transfer 10500000 €8.00m
11/12 2011-07-12 Panathinaikos Lazio Transfer 14000000 €5.80m
11/12 2012-01-31 Lazio QPR Transfer 6000000 €5.00m
12/13 2013-01-20 QPR Al-Gharafa Loan 6000000
12/13 2013-06-30 Al-Gharafa QPR Return from loan 2500000
13/14 2013-07-04 QPR Kuban Krasnodar Transfer 2500000
13/14 2014-01-01 Kuban Krasnodar SC Bastia Transfer 2200000
15/16 2015-07-01 SC Bastia Saint-Pierroise Transfer 1000000
15/16 2015-10-20 Saint-Pierroise Career break Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-03 Career break Yverdon Sport Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-18 Yverdon Sport Career break Transfer 200000
20/21 2021-04-12 Career break PAO Chicago Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-01 PAO Chicago Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
04/05 Tibia and fibula fracture 2004-11-01 2005-04-11 162 44
06/07 Tibia and fibula fracture 2006-06-08 2006-12-07 183 39
11/12 bruise 2011-11-19 2011-11-24 6 1
11/12 Neck bruise 2012-01-13 2012-01-16 4 1
Current
Peak€20.00m
Low
Δ since start−€20.00m
€5.00m€10.00m€15.00m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25250 0 0 former national player
Team #23658 5 6 former national player
Team #23101 4 1 former national player
Team #10844 13 5 former national player
Team #10831 2 1 former national player
Team #9323 9 8 former national player
Team #3377 41 9 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
03/04 Ligue 1 AJ Auxerre 26 38
17/18 Promotion League Yverdon Sport FC 24 29
09/10 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 23 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 7 27
11/12 Serie A SS Lazio 6 18
09/10 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 6 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Al-Gharafa QPR Return from loan €2.50m
12/13 2013-01-20 QPR Al-Gharafa Loan €6.00m
08/09 2009-06-30 Sunderland Marseille Return from loan €10.50m
08/09 2008-08-21 Marseille Sunderland Loan €11.00m
06/07 2007-06-30 Marseille Liverpool Return from loan €13.50m
06/07 2006-07-01 Liverpool Marseille Loan €13.50m

Teams faced most often by Djibril Cissé's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arsenal FC 66 10 21 35 71 108 -37 15%
Aston Villa 64 23 22 19 79 73 +6 36%
Tottenham Hotspur 62 20 13 29 83 92 -9 32%
Manchester United 62 12 8 42 48 98 -50 19%
Manchester City 62 22 15 25 82 107 -25 35%
Everton FC 62 22 21 19 74 73 +1 35%
Chelsea FC 62 16 10 36 60 106 -46 26%
Newcastle United 60 25 15 20 90 62 +28 42%
West Ham United 56 27 12 17 83 56 +27 48%
Fulham FC 54 23 12 19 78 61 +17 43%
West Bromwich Albion 50 20 12 18 82 68 +14 40%
Stoke City 48 20 13 15 58 48 +10 42%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
02/03 Goal #50 (career)
05/06 Goal #100 (career)
07/08 Goal #150 (career)
10/11 Goal #200 (career)
17/18 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
17/18 29 98 1 1 0 1.84
13/14 40 1,015 1 0 0 0.09
12/13 38 1,395 1 0 0 0.06
11/12 35 1,901 3 0 2 0.24
10/11 43 420 5 0 0 1.07
09/10 46 712 9 0 1 1.26
08/09 41 341 3 0 0 0.79
07/08 50 1,022 8 0 0 0.7
06/07 27 268 5 0 0 1.68
05/06 53 621 4 0 0 0.58
03/04 53 1,095 3 0 0 0.25
02/03 45 430 6 0 0 1.26
01/02 32 206 4 0 0 1.75
00/01 35 692 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 1
209 apps
96 G
14 A
Super League 1
55 apps
43 G
13 A
Premier League
110 apps
32 G
4 A
Promotion League
29 apps
24 G
0 A
Coupe de France
24 apps
22 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
14 apps
8 G
1 A
Europa League
20 apps
7 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
15 apps
5 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
14 apps
4 G
2 A
Champions League
27 apps
4 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Djibril Cissé

Who is Djibril Cissé?

Djibril Cissé is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Djibril Cissé?

Djibril Cissé is 44 years old. He was born on August 12, 1981 in Arles.

What position does Djibril Cissé play?

Djibril Cissé plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Djibril Cissé play for?

Djibril Cissé currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Djibril Cissé scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Djibril Cissé has scored 272 goals in 609 appearances.