- Kalifa Cissé
Infobox Football biography
playername = Kalifa Cissé
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|9|df=yes
cityofbirth =Dreux
countryofbirth =France
height = 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
position =Midfielder /Centre back
currentclub = Reading
clubnumber = 4
contractend = July 2010
youthyears = 2003–2004
youthclubs = Toulouse
years = 2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–
clubs = GD Estoril
Boavista
Reading
caps(goals) = 06 0(0)
40 (10)
22 0(1)
nationalyears = 2003
2008–
nationalteam = Mali U20
Mali
nationalcaps(goals) =
01 0(0)
pcupdate = 18:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 00:35, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Kalifa Cissé (born
9 January 1984 inDreux ,France ) is a professional footballmidfielder and centre back with Reading in the Championship.Club career
Cissé started his career as a trainee at French club Toulouse, and moved on to Portuguese club GD Estoril. It was there that he caught the attention of
Portuguese Liga club Boavista, for whom he signed in 2005.His performances in the top division of Portuguese football alerted Reading to his potential and on
16 May 2007 , he sealed a move on a three-year contract, for a fee of just under €1 million.cite news | date=2007-05-16 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1025905,00.html | title=Royals complete the signing of Kalifa Cisse | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2007-05-16]He was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in his Premier League debut for Reading against Chelsea on
15 August 2007 , [cite news | date=2007-08-15 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6941811.stm | title=Reading 1-2 Chelsea | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=2007-12-29] and had to wait until29 December 2007 before he scored his first goal for his new club, in a 6-4 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. [cite news | date=2007-12-29 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm | title=Tottenham 6-4 Reading | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=2007-12-29]International career
Although born in France, Cissé played for the Mali U20 team in the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship .fact|date=March 2008 He received his first call up to the Mali senior team on20 March 2008 ; he will be in the squad that face France A on26 March 2008 . [cite news | date=2008-03-20 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1269688,00.html | title=Cisse gets first Mali call-up | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-03-20]References
External links
* [http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10306~38463,00.html Kalifa Cissé profile] at readingfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|46519|Kalifa Cissé
*FIFA player|207922|Kalifa CisséPersondata
NAME=Cissé, Kalifa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=9 January 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dreux ,France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
