Cisse scored 70 goals in 128 league appearances for Auxerre before joining Liverpool in the summer of 2004 in a transfer for more than PS14 million. Cisse scored five goals in 24 first-team outings for Liverpool in all competitions during the 2004-05 season. He was sent off against West Bromwich Albion in the 2005 FA Cup final for elbowing Peter O'Brien in the face. While at Auxerre, Cisse won the French title in 1995 and the Coupe de France in 1994. He is one of only four players to have scored in the Champions League opening match for three different clubs: CSKA Moscow, Newcastle United, and Marseille. The others are Marco van Basten, Arshavin, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Cisse is also one of only two players to have scored in UEFA Europa League matches for three different clubs (the other is Luc Nilis). He has played for CSKA Moscow, Newcastle United, and Marseille. In addition to his club career, Cisse has made seven appearances for Senegal, scoring six times. He started his senior career with Dakar's Stade Malherbe Caen before moving to Auxerre in 1992. Cisse returned to Caen on loan in 1996 and then signed for them permanently that year.