Marcel Tisserand

Monaco

Born in Meaux, France, Tisserand began his career at INF Clairefontaine before leaving for Monaco when he was thirteen. In June 2013, he signed his first professional contract with Monaco, having spent four years at the reserve side. Following this, he was called up by the first team for the pre-season tour with Monaco by manager Claudio Ranieri. Ranieri was impressed with his ability in training and took him to the pre-season with the club. Tisserand made his professional debut at 10 August 2013 against Bordeaux in the first Ligue 1 game for AS Monaco in the 2013–14 season. On 5 October 2013, he made his first Monaco start, playing in the left–back position, in a 2–1 win over Saint-Étienne. On 19 December 2013, he signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2018. However, he struggled in the first team, being relegated to the substitutes bench due to competition from Layvin Kurzawa and making six appearances in the 2013–14 season. After ending his two–year loan spell at Toulouse, Tisserand returned to Monaco and expressed desire to play in the Monaco's first team in the 2016–17 season. In the 2016–17 season, he only made one appearance for the club, in a 1–0 win over Nantes on 20 August 2016.

Loan to Lens

After being told by the club's management that he was allowed to leave the club in the winter transfer window, Tisserand joined Ligue 2 side Lens on loan for the rest of the season on 20 January 2014. Upon joining Lens, he…

While born in France to a French father and a Congolese mother, Tisserand represented Congo DR U19 in 2012 and was the captain of Congo DR U20 in the 2013 Toulon Tournament. In March 2016, he was called up to the provisional squad of the senior DR Congo national team before being dropped due to administrative issues. Tisserand subsequently stated that he desired to play for the DR Congo. The following month, he debuted for the DR Congo in a friendly 1–1 tie with Romania in May 2016. The following January, Tisserand was called up to the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. He played on match day 1 of the group stage, in a 1–0 win over Morocco on 16 April 2017. He went on to make five appearances in the tournament, as DR Congo were eliminated in the quarter–finals by Ghana. Two years later, Tisserand was called up to the DR Congo squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He played all the matches, including being a captain against the tournament host, Egypt on 26 June 2019. However, DR Congo were eliminated from the tournament after losing to Madagascar in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations.

As of match played 26 April 2026

Tisserand grew up in Meaux, France, and supported Paris Saint-Germain. He has an older brother, Patrick, who is also his agent, as well as two brothers, who are engineers, and a sister, who is an accountant. In addition to speaking French, Tisserand speaks Lingala and understands Kongo language, something he learned from his grandmother. Since moving to Germany, he also speaks German, having taken lessons to learn the language.