Raised in Liège and capped through Belgium's youth ranks, Cissé accepted Guinea's invitation on 25 April 2018 and scored for them within six months, in a 2-0 qualifying win over Rwanda on 12 October. Twenty caps followed, along with the 2019 and 2021 Africa Cups, on top of a club career that ran from Standard Liège and Mechelen to Fulham in July 2017 and later Ural in Russia. Career record: club career at Standard Liège, KV Mechelen, Fulham.
| 2012–2014 | Standard Liège |
| 2014–2016 | KV Mechelen |
| 2016–2017 | Standard Liège |
| 2017–2020 | Fulham |
| 2020–today | RFC Seraing |
Guinea legends whose careers overlapped Cissé's
One rank above: Aly Keita at #26.
One rank below: Mohamed Aly Camara at #28.
Guinea's editorial top five: Naby Keita · Pascal Feindouno · Cherif Souleymane · Serhou Guirassy · Titi Camara.