Yaya Dissa

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Yaya Dissa
Personal information
Full name Yaya Mamadou Dissa
Date of birth (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Nioro, Mali
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Striker, Defender
Youth career
1993–1995 AS Mandé
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1996 Commune IV
1996–1998 Djoliba
1998–2001 Al-Shabab
2001–2002 Athinaikos 24 (7)
2002–2004 Kerkyra 35 (6)
2004 Patraikos 8 (1)
2004–2006 Niort 10 (0)
2006–2009 Niort Saint-Florent
International career
1995–2001 Mali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yaya Mamadou Dissa (born 18 September 1975) is a Malian international footballer who last played for Division d'Honneur side Niort Saint-Florent.

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Career

Born in Nioro, Dissa began playing youth football for local side AS Mandé. He played as a striker and joined the senior side of AS Commune IV, before moving to Djoliba Athletic Club in 1996. Dissa led Djoliba to the Malian league title in the 1996–97 season, and led the league in goals scored. [1]

His strong performances in the Malian league led to a move to Saudi Premier League side Al-Shabab. At age 26, he moved to Greece where he would play in the Greek Superleague for Athinaikos F.C., [1] Kerkyra F.C. and Patraikos F.C.

Dissa signed a two-year contract with French Championnat National side Chamois Niortais F.C. in 2004. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Badiaga, Saloum (19 November 2001). "Yaya Dissa revigore par climat grec" (in French). essor.ml.
  2. "Niort: Barro preté à Besançon, Y.Dissa signe" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 August 2004.