Aly Cissokho

Aly Cissokho (French pronunciation: [ali sisɔko], born 15 September 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors. He has been described as a "sprightly left-back with good speed and stamina". Cissokho began his career playing for local clubs within his hometown, such as Blois Foot. In 2004, he signed with professional club Gueugnon and spent three years in the club's youth system before making his debut in the 2006–07 season. He spent only one season at the club and, in June 2008, signed with Portuguese club Vitória Setúbal in the Primeira Liga. After spending only half a season with the club, Cissokho departed Vitória for the league's defending champions Porto, where he won the Portuguese league and cup double and played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. In July 2009, after a failed transfer attempt to Italian club AC Milan, he signed a five-year contract with French club Lyon for a fee of €15 million. At the beginning of the 2012–13 season Cissokho was sold to Valencia and was subsequently loaned to Liverpool for the 2013–14 season. Cissokho is also a French international and earned his first call-up to the team in November 2009. He made his senior debut a year later in August 2010 in a friendly match against Norway.