Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 2005 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Peterborough 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]
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]
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]
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]
On transfer deadline day, 1 September 2025, Susoho joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston on a season-long loan. [15] [16]
Having previously played for England U16s, [6] Susoho is a youth international for Spain, having played for its U17 and U18 teams.
He plays as a defensive midfielder. [17]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2023–24 [18] | — | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Manchester City | 2023–24 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Peterborough United (loan) | 2024–25 [19] | Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Livingston (loan) | 2025–26 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Manchester City
Peterborough United