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Pathé Ciss

Pathé Ismaël Ciss is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Senegal national team.

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Pathé Ciss
Ciss with Senegal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Pathé Ismaël Ciss
Date of birth (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
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 156 (10)
International career‡
2022– Senegal 33 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:40, 26 June 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

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 Spanish 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 Rayo Vallecano, newly promoted to La Liga, along with teammate Randy Nteka.6

International career

Ciss made his debut for the Senegal national football 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 match9 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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
União Madeira 2017–1812 LigaPro 30 2 1 0 3 0 — 34 2
Famalicão (loan) 2018–1912 LigaPro 28 4 0 0 0 0 — 28 4
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2019–2013 Segunda División 20 3 2 0 — — 22 3
Fuenlabrada 2020–2113 Segunda División 30 3 1 0 — — 31 3
Fuenlabrada total 50 6 3 0 — — 53 6
Rayo Vallecano 2021–2213 La Liga 31 2 5 1 — — 36 3
2022–2313 La Liga 32 1 1 0 — — 33 1
2023–2413 La Liga 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
2024–2513 La Liga 33 4 2 0 — — 35 4
2025–2613 La Liga 29 2 2 0 — 12 0 43 2
Total 156 10 11 1 — 12 0 179 11
Career total 264 22 15 1 3 0 12 0 296 23

International

As of match played 26 June 202614
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2022 4 0
2023 8 0
2024 5 0
2025 7 0
2026 8 0
Total 33 0

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

References

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Médio senegalês Pathé Ciss reforça Famalicão" [Senegalese midfielder Pathé Ciss bolsters Famalicão] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Pathé Ciss será el único representante del Rayo en Qatar". Marca (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. "Qatar-Senegal: resumen, resultado y goles - Mundial Qatar 2022". Marca. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. "World Cup 2022: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. "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.
  11. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. Pathé Ciss at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  13. Pathé Ciss at Soccerway
  14. Pathé Ciss at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. McKenna, Chris (27 May 2026). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Rayo Vallecano". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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