Pathé Ciss
.jpg) Ciss with Senegal in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pathé Ismaël Ciss | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | União Madeira | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Famalicão (loan) | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 158 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Senegal | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:40, 2 July 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Pathé Ismaël Ciss (born 16 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Senegal national team.
Club career
[edit source]Ciss was born in Dakar, and joined the Diambars FC academy at the age of 12, joining his older brother Saliou and father Ibou, who was a coach there.[1] He started his senior career at Diambars, before joining LigaPro side C.F. União on 31 July 2017.[2]
Ciss made his professional debut on 13 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Gonçalo Abreu in a 2–0 home win against Real S.C. He scored his first goal abroad on 29 October, netting the game's only in a home defeat of U.D. Oliveirense.
On 30 August 2018, after União suffered relegation, Ciss moved to F.C. Famalicão on a one-year loan deal, still in the second division.[3] He contributed with four goals during the campaign, as his side returned to Primeira Liga after 25 years.
On 2 September 2019, Ciss was loaned to Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada, for one year.[4] The following 13 July, he signed a permanent contract until 2023 with the club.[5]
On 28 July 2021, Ciss signed a four-year deal with fellow Spanish side Rayo Vallecano, newly promoted to La Liga, along with teammate Randy Nteka.[6]
International career
[edit source]Ciss made his debut for the Senegal national team in a friendly match with Bolivia on 24 September 2022.[7] He was named in coach Aliou Cissé's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making his tournament debut as a substitute in Senegal's 3–1 win over host nation Qatar.[8] He went on to start against Ecuador in the team's final group match[9] and England in the round of 16.[10]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[11]
On 21 May 2026, Ciss was officially selected by Senegal national team head coach Pape Thiaw as part of the 28-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
[edit source]Club
[edit source]- As of match played 20 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União Madeira | 2017–18[13] | LigaPro | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2018–19[13] | LigaPro | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2019–20[14] | Segunda División | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Fuenlabrada | 2020–21[14] | Segunda División | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Fuenlabrada total | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 6 | ||||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2021–22[14] | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23[14] | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[14] | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[14] | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26[14] | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27[14] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 158 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 181 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 266 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 298 | 23 | ||
International
[edit source]- As of match played 1 July 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit source]Rayo Vallecano
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2025–26[16]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Pathé Ciss, mieux vaut tard que jamais" [Pathé Ciss, better late than never] (in French). Sport News Africa. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Senegaleses Nestor Mendy, Alhassane Sylla e Pathé Ciss reforçam União da Madeira" [Senegalese Nestor Mendy, Alhassane Sylla and Pathé Ciss bolster União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "Médio senegalês Pathé Ciss reforça Famalicão" [Senegalese midfielder Pathé Ciss bolsters Famalicão] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "El CF Fuenlabrada consigue la cesión de Pathé Ciss" [CF Fuenlabrada get the loan of Pathé Ciss] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "El Fuenlabrada ejerce la opción de compra por Pathe Ciss" [Fuenlabrada exercise the buyout clause for Pathe Ciss] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Pathé Ciss nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Pathé Ciss new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Pathé Ciss será el único representante del Rayo en Qatar". Marca (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "Qatar-Senegal: resumen, resultado y goles - Mundial Qatar 2022". Marca. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "World Cup 2022: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "England vs. Senegal World Cup 2022 result: England-France in quarters confirmed as Henderson, Kane, Saka score". CBS Sports. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "La liste du Sénégal pour la Coupe du Monde 2026 est connue". FIFA (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 Pathé Ciss at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pathé Ciss at Soccerway
- ↑ Pathé Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ McKenna, Chris (27 May 2026). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Rayo Vallecano". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
External links
[edit source]- Pathé Ciss at BDFutbol
- Pathé Ciss at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pathé Ciss at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Diambars FC players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- C.F. União players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- CF Fuenlabrada footballers
- Rayo Vallecano players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen