Mahamadou Susoho

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Mahamadou Susoho
Personal information
Full name Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho [1]
Date of birth (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Granollers, Spain [2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Livingston
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 7
Youth career
2013 Club Atlètic del Vallès
2013–2017 Espanyol
2017–2024 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Manchester City 0 (0)
2024–2025Peterborough United (loan) 15 (1)
2025–Livingston (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021 England U16 2 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U17 4 (0)
2021 Spain U18 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:50, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho (born 20 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City. He has represented Spain and England at youth level. [4]

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Early and personal life

Mahamadou was born in Spain to Gambian parents, and moved to Bradford with them at the age of eleven. [2] He is fluent in Catalan. [5]

Club career

Manchester City

Susoho joined the Manchester City academy in 2017 from Espanyol. [6] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022. [7] Promoted to the Man City U21 side for the 2023–24 season, he represented the club in the EFL Trophy in the latter half of 2023. [8]

He was included in the Man City first team squad on 13 December 2023, and after being named as a substitute for a UEFA Champions League tie against Red Star Belgrade, he came on in the second half for his senior debut in a 3–2 away win. [9] He was included in the Manchester City squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, but never featured in any of the two games his team played. [10]

Loan to Peterborough United

On 6 August 2024, Susoho joined League One club Peterborough United on a season-long loan deal. [11] Following just one appearance, he returned to his parent club for treatment having injured himself in the warm-up of an EFL Cup tie against Oxford United, a serious muscle injury expected to rule him out for a period of four months. [12] On 5 September, Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony confirmed that Susoho was still on loan at Peterborough and would return after recovery. [13] On 28 January 2025, Susoho scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 1–0 win against Wigan Athletic. [14]

Loan to Livingston

On transfer deadline day, 1 September 2025, Susoho joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston on a season-long loan. [15] [16]

International career

Having previously played for England U16s, [6] Susoho is a youth international for Spain, having played for its U17 and U18 teams.

Style of play

He plays as a defensive midfielder. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2023–24 [18] 2 [c] 020
Manchester City 2023–24 [18] Premier League 0000001 [d] 00010
Peterborough United (loan) 2024–25 [19] Championship 15100002 [c] 0171
Livingston (loan) 2025–26 [20] Championship 00000000
Career total15100001040201


Honours

Manchester City

Peterborough United

References

  1. "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: Manchester City FC (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 19 December 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Camacho, Ignacio (22 May 2022). "Los cinco Sub-17 que eligieron jugar con la Selección". Diario AS.
  3. "Mahamadou Susoho Peterborough United Midfielder, Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. "M.Susoho" . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. Bray, Joe (30 November 2023). "I am Man City's latest Catalan midfielder and I want to catch Pep Guardiola's eye". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 Bray, Joe (13 December 2023). "Who is Mahamadou Susoho - Man City midfielder who could make debut vs Crvena Zvezda". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. Bray, Joe (22 July 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News.
  8. Bray, Joe (31 October 2023). "Substance beats style as Man City handed cruel lesson to crash out of EFL Trophy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. "Man City Vs Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. Bray, Joe (18 December 2023). "Six Man City youngsters travel with Club World Cup squad ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds clash". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. "Posh Secure Loan Signing of City Midfielder". www.theposh.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. "Susoho Returns To City After Injury Diagnosis". www.theposh.com. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  13. "S5 EP5: How to make a transfer bid!". The Hard Truth - Inside the football industry with Darragh McAnthony (Podcast). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  14. "Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  15. "Susoho makes Livingston loan switch". Manchester City F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  16. "Squad Update Mahamadou Susoho". Livingston F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. Plant, Michael (30 November 2023). "Mahamadou Susoho: The Man City midfielder with 'uncoachable' skills who is learning from Rodri". Manchester World. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Mahamadou Susoho in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  19. "Games played by Mahamadou Susoho in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  20. "Games played by Mahamadou Susoho in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  21. "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  22. Speller, Glenn (13 April 2025). "Birmingham City 0–2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2025.