SOCCERSTARZ – PAPPIS CISSE FIGURINE (NEWCASTLE UNITED) IN CAPE TOWN

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Papiss Demba Cisse (born 3 June in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United and the Senegal national team. He holds the record of most goals scored by an African player in a single Bundesliga campaign - 22 league goals in the season. That same season, Cisse won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league. Cisse began his career with AS Generation Foot before transferring to the French side FC Metz in summer . After only one month during the season, he left Metz and was loaned to French side AS Cherbourg Football. During this season, Cisse played 26 games and scored 11 goals for the Normandy club. After the season he returned to Metz for a further two years, before being loaned to French side LB Chateauroux in January and before returning to FC Metz in July for a third stint. Newcastle United On 17 January , Cisse signed for Newcastle United on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an estimated fee in the region of 8 million, linking up with fellow Senegal striker Demba Ba in the process. He was subsequently handed the number 9 shirt. On 5 February, Cisse made his debut for Newcastle in the 2-1 league win against Aston Villa at St James' Park. He replaced the injured Leon Best in the 14th minute before scoring the winning goal in the 71st minute. On 11 February, he made his first start for the club in the 5-0 away league defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. On 25 February, he scored in the 6th minute in a 2-2 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 25 March, he scored two first-half goals in Newcastle's 3-1 league victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, but he was denied a hat-trick early in the second half by a save by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster.