Cisse Sandra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellegem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | KWSC Lauwe | ||
| 2011–2017 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| 2016–2020 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2026 | Club NXT | 23 | (6) |
| 2021–2026 | Club Brugge | 34 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Excelsior (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Willem II (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2026– | Westerlo | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2024 | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:48, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Cisse Sandra (born 16 December 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.
Club career
Cisse Sandra was born on 16 December 2003 in Bellegem, Kortrijk Municipality in West Flanders, where he attended Kinderland Sint-Anna primary school and participated in international football tournaments. At the club level, he started playing youth football for KWSC Lauwe and Zulte Waregem.[2][3]
In 2016, Sandra moved to Club Brugge's youth academy.[4] On 22 August 2020, Sandra made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute as NXT lost 0–2.[5]
Sandra scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2020 against Lommel. His 80th-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 2–2.[6]
On 22 August 2023, Sandra signed for Eredivisie club Excelsior on a season-long loan deal.[7]
On 4 July 2024, Sandra joined newly promoted Eredivisie club Willem II on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 4 August 2026, Sandra moved to Westerlo on a four-season deal.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 July 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 5 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Willem II (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| Career total | 107 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 132 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
Honours
Club Brugge
References
- ↑ "Cisse Sandra". Club Brugge. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cisse (10) mag met Belgisch jeugdteam voetballen in Brazilië". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "De toekomstige Rode Duivels: Cisse Sandra via Nederland op weg naar de grote doorbraak". Pickx (in Flemish). 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "New contract for Cisse Sandra and Arne Engels". Club Brugge KV. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ↑ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Club NXT 2-2 Lommel S.K." Soccerway.
- ↑ "EXCELSIOR HUURT MIDDENVELDER CISSE SANDRA VAN CLUB BRUGGE" [EXCELSIOR HIRES MIDFIELDER CISSE SANDRA FROM CLUB BRUGGE]. excelsiorrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Willem II huurt Cisse Sandra van Club Brugge" [Willem II rents Cisse Sandra from Club Brugge]. www.willem-ii.nl (in Dutch). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ "Cisse Sandra is a Kemphaan". KVC Westerlo. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Cisse Sandra at Soccerway
- ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Club Brugge website
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kortrijk
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Club NXT players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- KVC Westerlo players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands