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Top 10 Incredible Facts about Djibril Cisse

Djibril Cisse is a popular French former professional footballer who was born on 12^th August 1981 in Arles, France. He was born to Ivorian parents in France and he has Guinean descent. His father, Mangue was a well-known professional player who captained his country before moving to France.

Djibril Cisse was the last born of a family of seven children including Abou, Fode, Seni, N’ma, Damaye, and Hamed.

He began pursuing his career when he was the age of eight at AC Arles in 1989. He signed his first schoolboy contract with AC Arles and it was a major step toward his football career. After seven years of playing for the AC Arles, he left for Nimes to have a better experience.

Djibril Cisse graduated to become the first team of a club in 1998. He married Jude Littler on 25^th June 2005 who was a former Welsh hairdresser.

He became the Lord of the Manor of Frodsham after moving to Liverpool where he purchased a manor house.

Below are the top ten incredible facts about Djibril Cisse

1. Djibril Cisse has a Unique Feature on his Body

Djibril Cisse loves to exercise and do regular workouts to ensure that his body is kept healthy and in great shape.

His body is however full of tattoos with more than forty arts on his body. Some of his tattoos include the names of his children, a back tattoo that is wings, some Chinese symbols, and many more.

Djibril Cisse is very popular for his unique hairstyles. You can also search on Google for his haircuts in best or worst hairstyles. The hairstyle named Mohawk was first seen while he was playing for Liverpool.

He is also known to change his hairstyle and color frequently.

2. Djibril Cisse Became the Ligue 1 Top Scorer

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Djibril Cisse became the top scorer for Ligue 1 during the 2001 – 2001 season. During the season, he played for Auxerre and he participated in over 29 matches where he scored 22 goals.

He helped his team to secure the third position in the Champions League. During the next season, he managed to become the fourth top scorer.

In the season between 2003 and 2004, he won his second golden boot and it was his best season as he scored the most goals. He scored about 90 goals in his career in Auxerre in about 168 matches.

3. He had a Horrible Injury During a Game Against Blackburn Rovers

Djibril Cisse was a very promising young player who was well known for his acceleration, pace, and his powerful strikes.

He however experienced a terrible injury in 2004 after switching to Liverpool. As he was challenging for the ball with Jav McEveley, he, unfortunately, snapped his leg. As a result of the bad injury, he was expected to be a way for the entire season.

He also claimed that he could have lost his leg had he not received the instant treatment.

4. Djibril Cisse Helped Liverpool to Secure Several Goals

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Djibril Cisse played a very significant role that helped Liverpool to win several games. During the Uefa Champion League, he made an incredible return against Juventus.

During the last game of the season, he scored two goals against Aston Villa securing the win. He converted a penalty into a penalty shootout during the greatest Uefa Champion League finals against Ac Milan.

Djibril Cisse scored the first goal during the 2006 FA Cup Final against Westham which helped them to win.

5. He Helped Marseille to Secure the Second Position

Djibril Cisse was later transferred to Marseille from Liverpool and he helped them to secure the second position. Although he had suffered a broken leg, he managed to score eight goals after 21 appearances.

Later in 2007, he was permanently signed by Marseille though there were several Premier Clubs that wanted to sign him.

6. Djibril Cisse Divorced Jude

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Djibril Cisse divorced Jude in 2004 though the divorce was so controversial. The couple had three beautiful kids namely, Cassius, Prince Kobe, and Marley Jackson.

All his sons have followed in his steps with Prince playing for the Liverpool youth team. Jude also went to BBC5 to talk about her divorce which Djibril Cisse strongly condemned.

7. Djibril Cisse was a Fan Favorite in Panathinaikos

Djibril Cisse joined Panathinaikos on a four years deal and later became the fan favorite. During his first season in Panathinaikos, he became the Super League top scorer with 23 goals in 28 appearances.

With his goal-scoring ability, he helped his team secure the domestic double. He also captained his team and won a trophy in the 2010 season after securing 18 goals in 20 games.

8. He Initially Retired and Returned to Football

It is surprising that Djibril Cisse first retired in 2015 at the age of 34 after a hip injury but later returned. After coming back from his retirement, he immediately began to train with his boyhood club, Auxerre.

During his one-year spell, he was able to net about 24 goals and became the League’s top scorer but his team however failed to be promoted.

9. Djibril Cisse Participated in the World Youth Championship

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Djibril Cisse has participated in several World Youth Championships especially when he was first called up in the Under 19 France in 2001. He managed to score a hat trick against Iran and his team secures a win of 5-0.

He played for the U-21 for the France team during the UEFA European Championship and scored two significant goals.

10. He was involved in a Sex Tape Scandal

Djibril Cisse was involved in a sex tape scandal in 2017 where he was accused of sex tape blackmail. The blackmail was against his fellow player named Valbuena. He was however so confident that he was never involved in the act.

He had also revealed that he was going to quit football a few weeks before the incident.

Djibril Cisse has had a very successful career in football as he has helped several teams to secure the top position.

He also has several tattoos all over his body some with the names of his children. He, unfortunately, divorced with his wife who together had three sons.