| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | AFC Eskilstuna | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Dalkurd | 38 | (14) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Örebro Syrianska IF | 27 | (10) |
| 2022 | Dalkurd | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Umeå FC | 58 | (33) |
| 2025– | Jaro | 17 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| Guinea U17 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 | |||
Kerfala Cissoko (born 16 August 1999) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro.
After starting his senior career in Sweden in 2018 and playing in Superettan [1] [2] [3] [4] and in Israel in Israeli Premier League with Hapoel Kfar Saba, [5] [6] Cissoko spent time with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ilves on trial in April 2021, but was not offered a contract. [7] He returned to Sweden and spent four years in the country. [8] [9] He won the Ettan Golden Boot in 2024 with Umeå FC by scoring 19 goals during the season, when his team won the promotion to Superettan.
After his Swedish work permit extension was rejected, Cissoko moved to Finland and signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Jaro in March 2025 for the 2025 season. [10] [11] He scored a brace in a season opening match against IFK Mariehamn, helping his side to get 2–0 away win.
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Eskilstuna | 2018 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dalkurd | 2019 | Superettan | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 |
| 2020 | Superettan | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Örebro Syrianska IF | 2021 | Ettan | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2022 | Ettan | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| Total | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | ||
| Dalkurd | 2022 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Umeå FC | 2023 | Ettan | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| 2024 | Ettan | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | |
| Total | 58 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 33 | ||
| Jaro | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
| Career total | 165 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 177 | 72 | ||
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