Moussa Sissako
Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian Pro League club RWD Molenbeek, on loan from Russian Premier League club Sochi. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
| Sissako with Sochi in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Clichy, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RWDM Molenbeek (on loan from Sochi) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | RC France | ||
| 2012–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mali | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Paris Saint-Germain edit
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 edit
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 edit
On 1 September 2022, Sissako joined Russian Premier League club Sochi.[7]
RWD Molenbeek edit
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]
International career edit
Born in France, Sissako holds French and Malian nationalities.[9] He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past.[10] He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but was not capped.[11] He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Kenya on 7 October 2021.[12]
Style of play edit
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.[13] He is good with both of his feet.[14] PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field".[15]
Personal life edit
One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser.[16]
In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for COVID-19, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège.[17]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 27 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2019–20 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Sochi | 2022–23 | RPL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 69 | 3 | |||
Honours edit
Standard Liège
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2020–21[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Moussa Sissako at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Moussa Sissako signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Moussa Sissako loaned to Standard de Liège". Paris Saint-Germain. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Мусса Сиссако перешёл в "Сочи"!" [Moussa Sissako joins Sochi!]. pfcsochi.ru (in Russian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "WELKOM, MOUSSA SISSAKO !" [WELCOME MOUSSA SISSAKO !] (in Dutch). RWDM. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Moussa SISSAKO -".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Owen, Danny (January 2020). "Celtic reportedly enter talks to sign £2M youngster with 'the world at his feet'". HITC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Covid-19 cases hit Standard Liege squad ahead of Rangers visit". Yahoo Sports. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Moussa Sissako at Wikimedia Commons
- Moussa Sissako at Soccerway
- Moussa Sissako at FootballDatabase.eu
- Moussa Sissako at WorldFootball.net
- Moussa Sissako at National-Football-Teams.com