Djaoui CISSÉ

Born in the Essonne region, near Paris, Djaoui Cissé began his footballing journey as a youngster with US Grigny. Having enjoyed a good season with the U13s in 2016, he was picked up by Stade Rennais, who signed him up to their Academy in January 2017. As a versatile midfielder, he would represent Rennes in all the age groups in the Youth Teams there, before being drafted into the Reserves in 2021. He scored 4 goals in 9 appearances in the first half of the 2023/2024 season, and was called up by the First Team for the first time with the Professionals on 21st January 2024 for the Round of 32 match in the French Cup against Marseille. He thus became the first non-professional player to appear on a Stade Rennais First Team teamsheet in the 2023/2024 season, and on 2nd February 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club, tying him to the club for three years.