Cisse Sandra

Cisse Sandra
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Bellegem, Belgium
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2011 KWSC Lauwe
2011–2017 Zulte Waregem
2016–2020 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2026 Club NXT 23 (6)
2021–2026 Club Brugge 34 (3)
2023–2024 → Excelsior (loan) 26 (1)
2024–2025 → Willem II (loan) 27 (4)
2026– Westerlo 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U17 2 (1)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 9 (3)
2024 Belgium U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:48, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Cisse Sandra (born 16 December 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.

Club career

Cisse Sandra was born on 16 December 2003 in Bellegem, Kortrijk Municipality in West Flanders, where he attended Kinderland Sint-Anna primary school and participated in international football tournaments. At the club level, he started playing youth football for KWSC Lauwe and Zulte Waregem.

In 2016, Sandra moved to Club Brugge's youth academy. On 22 August 2020, Sandra made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute as NXT lost 0–2.

Sandra scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2020 against Lommel. His 80th-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 2–2.

On 22 August 2023, Sandra signed for Eredivisie club Excelsior on a season-long loan deal.

On 4 July 2024, Sandra joined newly promoted Eredivisie club Willem II on a season-long loan deal.

On 4 August 2026, Sandra moved to Westerlo on a four-season deal.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Challenger Pro League 111———111
2021–22 Challenger Pro League 00———00
2022–23 Challenger Pro League 115——20135
Total 226000020246
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 71301010121
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 111101000131
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 0000000000
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 151223010213
2026–27 Belgian Pro League 0000001010
Total 333625030475
Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 26110—40311
Willem II (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 26410—30304
Career total 10714825012013216
  1. ↑ Appearances in Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. ↑ "Cisse Sandra". Club Brugge. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cisse (10) mag met Belgisch jeugdteam voetballen in Brazilië". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Belgian Dutch). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "De toekomstige Rode Duivels: Cisse Sandra via Nederland op weg naar de grote doorbraak". Pickx (in Belgian Dutch). 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "New contract for Cisse Sandra and Arne Engels". Club Brugge KV. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Club NXT 2-2 Lommel S.K." Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "EXCELSIOR HUURT MIDDENVELDER CISSE SANDRA VAN CLUB BRUGGE" [EXCELSIOR HIRES MIDFIELDER CISSE SANDRA FROM CLUB BRUGGE]. excelsiorrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Willem II huurt Cisse Sandra van Club Brugge" [Willem II rents Cisse Sandra from Club Brugge]. www.willem-ii.nl (in Dutch). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cisse Sandra is a Kemphaan". KVC Westerlo. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Cisse Sandra at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.