Moussa Sissako

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Moussa Sissako
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Sissako with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Clichy, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Sochi
Youth career
2006–2012 RC France
2012–2019 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 24 (1)
2019–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2020 → Standard Liège (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Standard Liège 26 (0)
2022– Sochi 10 (1)
2023–2024 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2021– Mali 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Sochi. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

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Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Sissako joined Paris Saint-Germain from RC France in 2012. He signed his first professional contract on 1 June 2018, a deal that linked him with PSG until 30 June 2021. [2] During the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, Sissako played for PSG's B team, making a total of 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[ citation needed ]

Standard Liège

On 28 January 2020, Sissako joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month loan with an option to buy. [3] At the end of the season, the deal was made permanent for a fee of €400,000. [4] [5] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Belgian Cup win over Seraing on 3 February 2021. [6]

Sochi

On 1 September 2022, Sissako joined Russian Premier League club Sochi. [7]

RWD Molenbeek

On 6 September 2023, Sissako joined Belgian Pro League club RWD Molenbeek on loan with an option to buy. He also signed a four-year contract with the club which will be in place in case the option to buy is exercised. [8] On 11 February 2024, Sissako suffered a tendon tear injury that would make him unable to play from 9 to 12 months. [9]

International career

Born in France, Sissako holds French and Malian nationalities. [10] He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past. [11] He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but was not capped. [12] He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Kenya on 7 October 2021. [13]

Style of play

Usually a left-sided centre-back, Sissako is versatile enough to play on both central defensive positions of a back four. He occasionally plays on the right side of a back three, and sometimes as the central defender in a back five. [14] He is good with both of his feet. [15] PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field". [16]

Personal life

One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser. [17]

In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for COVID-19, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2017–18 National 2 10———10
2018–19 231———231
Total241———241
Standard Liège (loan) 2019–20 First Division A 0000——00
Standard Liège 2020–21 First Division A804000—120
2021–22 19130——221
Total2717000—341
Sochi 2022–23 RPL 6150——111
Career total57312000—693

Honours

Standard Liège

References

  1. ↑ Moussa Sissako at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Moussa Sissako signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain . 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Moussa Sissako loaned to Standard de Liège". Paris Saint-Germain . 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Moussa Sissako : le Franco-Malien devrait quitter le PSG pour le Standard" [Moussa Sissako: the French-Malian should leave PSG for Standard]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Moussa Sissako : L'international U23 Malien s'engage avec le Standard de Liège" [Moussa Sissako: The Malian U23 international signs for Standard Liège]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 12 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Croky Cup: le Standard domine le RFC Seraing sur un terrain à la limite du praticable (vidéo)" [Croky Cup: Standard dominates RFC Seraing on a field that is almost unplayable (video)]. RTL Sport (in French). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Мусса Сиссако перешёл в "Сочи"!" [Moussa Sissako joins Sochi!]. pfcsochi.ru (in Russian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "WELKOM, MOUSSA SISSAKO !" [WELCOME MOUSSA SISSAKO !] (in Dutch). RWDM. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "MOUSSA SISSAKO INDISPONIBLE POUR UNE DURÉE DE 9 À 12 MOIS" [MOUSSA SISSAKO UNAVAILABLE FOR A PERIOD OF 9 TO 12 MONTHS] (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Moussa SISSAKO -".
  11. ↑ Gropallo, Thomas (2018). "" Nos titis ont du talent " saison 2 : Moussa Sissako" ["Our titis have talent" season 2: Moussa Sissako]. Paris United (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Nalton, James (8 November 2019). "9 Players To Watch At The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations". World Football Index. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "FIFA". FIFA. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Oates, Kathleen (2 January 2020). "Moussa Sissako: Who is the Paris Saint-Germain defender linked with a move to Celtic?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ↑ Lantheaume, Romain (29 October 2019). "PSG : Moussa Sissako dit oui au Mali pour la CAN U23 !" [PSG: Moussa Sissako says yes to Mali for the U23 CAN!]. Afrik Foot (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Owen, Danny (January 2020). "Celtic reportedly enter talks to sign £2M youngster with 'the world at his feet'". HITC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Souleymane Sissako nous dresse le portrait de son frère Moussa : "C'était inconcevable pour lui de rater un entraînement"" [Souleymane Sissako gives us a description of his brother Moussa: "It was inconceivable for him to miss a training session"]. dhnet.be (in French). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Covid-19 cases hit Standard Liege squad ahead of Rangers visit". Yahoo Sports . 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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