With Papiss Cisse having made a move to Newcastle, we take a look at the striker's career to date.
With Papiss Cisse having made a move to Newcastle, skysports.com takes a look at the Senegalese striker's career to date
Newcastle have splashed out a sizeable fee to bring Papiss Cisse to England from Freiburg and the Senegal international has agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
The Magpies hope their new big-money acquisition can transfer his prolific Bundesliga form onto the Premier League stage, with the African ace set be paired alongside his fellow countryman Demba Ba.
Big things are expected of Cisse, especially as he has been handed the No. 9 shirt previously worn by St James' Park legends Alan Shearer and Jackie Milburn.
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skysports.com takes a look at his career to date, with the 26-year-old having arrived on Tyneside via Senegal, France and Germany.
1985: Born June 3 in Dakar, Senegal.
2003: Begins career with hometown club Douanes Dakar.
2004: Joins French side Metz.
2005: Moves to Cherbourg on loan for the season.
2006: Returns to Metz and helps them win the 2006/07 Ligue 2 title.
2008: January - Joins Ligue 2 side Chateauroux on loan until the end of the season.
July - Goes back to Metz, now back in Ligue 2, and scores 15 goals to finish joint second top scorer with 15 goals as the team secure fifth spot in the 2008/09 campaign.
2009: August - Scores two goals on senior international debut for Senegal against DR Congo.
December - Joins Freiburg for a reported £1.3million, having scored 35 goals in 95 league games for Metz.
2010: May - Finishes the season with six Bundesliga goals.
2011: May - Ends the season as the Bundesliga's second top scorer behind Mario Gomez with 22 goals, eclipsing Tony Yeboah as the highest scoring African player in a single season in the Bundesliga.
2012: January 17 - Joins Newcastle on a five-and-a-half-year deal for undisclosed fee.
