Where is ex Liverpool star Djibril Cisse now and what happened to his career?
DJIBRIL Cisse was a member of the Liverpool side that won the 2005 UEFA Champions League.
He also played for Sunderland and QPR, as well as some big European teams. But where is he now and what happened to his career.
Who is Djibril Cisse?
Djibril Cisse is a French former footballer who played as a striker for three Premier League clubs.
Cisse signed for Liverpool from Auxerre in 2004, and scored five goals in 24 appearances over the course of the 2004/05 season.
A freak injury against Blackburn during that season saw him ruled out from October 2004 to April 2005 with a severe broken leg.
He returned to help Liverpool win the 2005 UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute and scoring a penalty in the shootout against AC Milan as the Reds won their fifth European Cup.
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Eager to make up for lost time, Cisse started the season by scoring two goals against CSKA Moscow as Liverpool beat CSKA Moscow 3-1 to win the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.
He scored Liverpool's first goal in the 2006 FA Cup final with an acrobatic effort from a pass by Steven Gerrard, in a game where they were 2-0 up, but eventually won on penalties.
He joined Marseille initially on loan in 2006, but the deal was made permanent the following summer.
Cisse returned to English football with Sunderland on loan for the 2008/09 season, under then-manager Roy Keane.
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Cisse scored 10 league goals for the Black Cats that season, including in a 2-1 win against arch rivals Newcastle in October 2008.
Despite this, Sunderland didn't take up the option to buy him permanently, and he returned to Marseille.
After spells with Panathinaikos and Lazio, Cisse joined QPR in January 2012.
The Frenchman scored some vital goals for the club, including a goal in a 3-2 comeback victory against former club Liverpool, and a late winner in a 1-0 home victory over Stoke, as the Hoops stayed up by just one point.
Cisse called time on his career in 2015 due to injury, however he returned to football in 2017 with Swiss club Yverdon.
He retired again in 2021 after a spell with American side Panathinaikos Chicago.
He made 41 appearances for France, scoring nine times and appeared at two FIFA World Cup's.
He also helped them win the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
What happened to Djibril Cisse?
Cisse has stated that he wants to return to football to reach the 100 goal mark in Ligue 1.
He played with Marseille, Auxerre and Bastia in the French top division, and is offering his services in order to reach his target.
Despite this, in January 2023 he was still without a club.
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Where is Djibril Cisse now?
Cisse became a model for German supermarket Lidl's clothing range in 2022.
He has also had ventures into the music industry, and has occasionally worked as a DJ and producer.