Papiss Demba Cisse biography, net worth, and career

• Papiss Cisse is one of the most gifted African footballers
• He is best known for his time with Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and Premier League club Newcastle United
• He owns a number of businesses that generate income, including restaurants and a football team known as the Dakar Angels

Papiss Cisse is a 39-year-old former professional footballer best known for his time with Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and Newcastle United.

During the 2011/12 season, Cisse scored a wonder goal against Chelsea that many football fans still remember up to date. Since leaving the Premier League in 2016, the gifted forward disappeared from the eyes of many lovers of the beautiful game until he ended his playing career.

So what should we know about Cisse today? Here is a brief lead to the general information about him.

Papiss Cisse Biography

Papiss Cisse Net Worth

Papiss Demba Cisse net worth. Photo/Eurosport

Papiss Cisse was among the best-paid African footballers during his playing days. As a result, he made quite a good fortune from his career.

Despite being a prominent figure in the football world, little is known about him, including his net worth. His net worth is an impact of the upfront payments he receives from football, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising payments.

He owns a number of businesses that generate income among them restaurants, a football team known as the Dakar Angels, he has his own brand of Vodka, a top market-selling perfume and a fashion line known as Papiss Demba Cisse Seduction.

He also owns smart stock investments, and substantial property holdings and has endorsement deals like CoverGirl cosmetics. We now know how his net worth came about. We can clearly see that he is an entrepreneur of fine things.

Personal Life

Cisse was born in Dakar, Senegal in June 1985 as a second born in a family of five children. His father worked for the military and was brought up by his mother. He got his wife pregnant at the age of 13 years, and delivered their son Ousmane at 14 years.

They changed their son’s birth documents because the age of consent in Senegal is 16 years which if they didn’t, would have affected the footballer’s career as he impregnated his wife as an underage or minor. He secretly married an international volleyball player known as Diallo Awa in Paris, at a private wedding which the wife said was a betrayal since they were still married.

He taunted her by talking of his newlywed as if he was never married before and that was an insult to her. In Britain, he was dating three ladies who came to know about his secret life after his alleged private wedding with Diallo Awa although he is a Muslim by religion.

Career

His career began at Dakar with Generation Foot then moved to Metz which is a French side in 2005. In the same season, he left Metz for Cherbourg scoring goals for the Normandy club. At the end of that season, he returned to Metz for two years later joining Chateauroux on a loan.

In 2009, he signed a contract with SC Freiburg at a fee of $2 million. He appeared for the club in 16 matches scoring 6 goals, and setting a club and league record. He won the EFFIFU award on being the most efficient striker in the league.

In 2012, he signed another contract of five and a half years with Newcastle United at a fee of $ 11.6 million. Newcastle held him dearly and even turned down an offer from the Senegalese Football Federation for him to play in London, for his country Senegal. Papiss Demba Cisse market value and net worth has risen from such contracts.

In 2014-15 season, he suffered a knee injury leaving for France to go and recover. Recovery didn’t take him long and was back, stronger than before, playing at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He was banned by FA from playing a six-match after spitting at the then Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, and elbowing Everton’s Seamus Coleman.

Papiss Demba Cisse Career. Photo/CNN

One year later, he joined Shandong Luneng for a fee of $6.24 million. In 2018, he joined Alanyaspor where he was involved in coach crash that saw one of his team mate dead while he suffered minor injuries. In 2020, Fenerbahce signed him at a fee of $3.74 million. In 2022, Ligue 2 side club Amiens Sc signed him in for a contract ending in June 2023.

Luxury Collection

His dream was to become a driver and out of the love he has/had for cars, he owns a Bentley Continental worth $199,500. He lives in Newcastle and has a beautiful house fitted with modern facilities. He also owns a house at his home town of Dakar. He boldly says that Papiss Demba Cisse net worth affords him all this.

FAQs

1.How old is Papiss Cisse?

39 years

2.Where is he now?

He is retired.

3.Is he married?

Yes.

4.What is his religion?

Muslim.

5.Does he have children?

Yes.