MILAN (AP) — Teenager Alphadjo Cisse has spent most of the past week answering questions on how to pronounce his surname after being unexpectedly catapulted into the limelight on his AC Milan debut.

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MILAN (AP) — Teenager Alphadjo Cisse has spent most of the past week answering questions on how to pronounce his surname after being unexpectedly catapulted into the limelight on his AC Milan debut.

MILAN (AP) — Teenager Alphadjo Cisse has spent most of the past week answering questions on how to pronounce his surname after being unexpectedly catapulted into the limelight on his AC Milan debut.

“Cisse, without the accent,” he has explained with a smile in several interviews.

Commentators have been scrambling to learn the correct pronunciation since the 19-year-old midfielder was given his first start for Milan and scored the opener as the Rossoneri kicked off their season with a 2-1 win at Torino on Sunday.

Fans just call him by his nickname: “Alpha.” And there were hundreds of them chanting just that as Cisse made an appearance at Milan’s flagship store on Wednesday.

“It’s an amazing feeling. Not even in a dream could I have imagined making my debut and scoring a goal,” Cisse said.

There was little fanfare when Cisse was signed by Milan from Hellas Verona for 8 million euros in February. The attacking midfielder was immediately lent back to second-division team Catanzaro, where he had been on loan from Verona.

Cisse was almost sent out on loan again in the summer but he excelled in preseason, convincing coach Ruben Amorim to keep him.

“The coach always gave me the chance to express myself, and he gave me this opportunity and we can say I’ve managed a bit to seize it,” Cisse said with a smile.

Milan’s next match is at home to Venezia on Friday.

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