Prince Cisse signs first professional contract with Liverpool

Prince Cisse, 17, has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool after a breakthrough 2025-26 season. He is one of eight academy prospects to put pen to paper, with the deal expected to keep him at Anfield until 2029, the maximum length permitted for a player his age.

The defender was a mainstay for the Under-18s, making 19 league appearances and wearing the captain's armband on four occasions. He also featured four times in the UEFA Youth League for the Under-19s and marked his Under-21 debut with a goal. A positional switch from forward to centre-back proved pivotal; on watching his father's career he said: "I’ve seen the highlights.

It’s nice to watch him back, see what he was like. A bit of a crazy player with his mad hairstyles and all that. Me playing centre-back now, he was probably a striker that I wouldn’t want to play against. He seemed like a good player. I had pace but maybe my goalscoring ability probably wasn’t as good as his, hence why I’ve been moved to centre-back.

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