El Hadji Malick Cissé

El Hadji Malick Cissé
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-01-04) 4 January 2008
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan U19[1]
Number 40
Youth career
–2026 Be Sport
2026– AC Milan
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Senegal U17 8 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

El Hadji Malick Cissé (born 4 January 2008) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for the under-19 team (Campionato Primavera 1) of Serie A club AC Milan.[1][2]

Club career

He was born in Dakar, Senegal, and is a youth product of his hometown academy Be Sports.[3][4] On 2025, clubs from Europe showed interest in recruiting him, first from the two English clubs Burnley and Ipswich Town, followed by French side Lyon, Italian side AC Milan, as well as Spanish side Barcelona.[5][6][7][8]

On 30 January 2026, AC Milan announced Cissé's signing, initially joining both the reserve team and the primavera squad.[9][10] He made 12 appearances with the primavera in the Campionato Primavera 1 during his first season with the club.[11][12]

International career

Cissé is a Senegal youth international, having participated in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, as one of the 21 players of the U17s squad.[5][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "El Hadj Malick Cisse: Stats and Biography". AC Milan.
  2. ↑ El Hadji Malick Cissé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Cissé dans le viseur de Burnley et d'Ipswich Town". africafoot.com (in French). 25 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chi è Malick Cissé e perché il Milan spende uno slot da extracomunitario per un difensore del 2008". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Senegal U17 star El Hadji Malick Cissé attracts Burnley and Ipswich Town interest". africasoccer.com. 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "L'Olympique Lyonnais négocie pour El Hadji Malick Cissé". africafoot.com (in French). 15 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Cissé tout proche du Milan AC". africafoot.com (in French). 25 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "El Milan le da la vuelta al Barcelona y se adelanta en la puja por una joven joya africana". beinsports.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: EL HADJ MALICK CISSÈ. The defender joins the Milan Futuro Project". AC Milan. 30 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Cissé... 5 things to know about AC Milan's Senegalese gem". foot-africa.com. 13 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "PRIMAVERA BACK TO WINNING WAYS: 1-2 IN GENOA. Perera in the first half and Domniței in the second half helped us to an away win". AC Milan. 14 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "PRIMAVERA END THE SEASON WITH A DRAW: Perina pegs Torino back on the final day of the season: 1-1". AC Milan. 16 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Voici la liste des joueurs retenus par le Sélectionneur, Adama Diefla Diallo en vue de la phase finale de la Coupe du monde U17 - Qatar 2025" [Here is the list of players selected by the Coach, Adama Diefla Diallo, for the final phase of the U17 World Cup - Qatar 2025.] (in French). Senegalese Football Federation. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via Facebook.
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