Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for English club Bradford City as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abobaker Mamoun Eisa[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pro Touch Soccer Academy | |||
St Albans City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Uxbridge | 53 | (17) |
2017–2018 | Wealdstone | 24 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Colchester United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Scunthorpe United | 67 | (14) |
2021– | Bradford City | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 13 November 2022 (UTC) |
Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan in 1996.[2] His family moved to London when he was seven years old.[3]
Eisa played youth football with Pro Touch Soccer Academy and St Albans City, before beginning his senior career in non-league with Uxbridge and Wealdstone.[4] He turned professional on 31 January 2018 with Shrewsbury Town,[5] scoring his first goal for the club in the English Football League on 21 April in a 1−1 draw against Bury.[6]
On 8 April he appeared as an unused substitute in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final,[7] and received a runner-up medal under the tournament's rules.[8]
In January 2019 he moved on loan to Colchester United.[9] He made a goalscoring debut for the club on 2 February, scoring five minutes after his introduction as a half-time substitute during Colchester's 4–0 win at Northampton Town.[10]
On 15 August 2019, Eisa signed for League Two side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal, reuniting with former Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst, making him the club's eighth summer signing.[11][12]
He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[13] On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Eisa had signed a two-year deal with fellow League Two side Bradford City and would transfer after his contract expiry.[14][15][16]
In July 2021, ahead of the start of the 2021–22 season, Eisa spoke highly about the club's pre-season preparation.[17] He suffered an injury early in the season,[18] and after returning to the first-team underwent hamstring surgery in December 2021, ruling him out for a further four months.[19] By late April 2022 he had returned to training was in possible contention for first-team action in the final games of the season.[20][21] In June 2022, Bradford City manager Mark Hughes said Eisa could be considered a new signing after returning from injury, having only played in five matches in the previous season.[22] In July 2022 Eisa said he was happy to have returned to fitness.[23] He was injured again later that month, with what was described as a "significant" injury.[24] He returned to full training in September 2022,[25] and made his first appearance of the 2022–23 season as a late substitute in the EFL trophy on 19 October 2022.[26] On 12 November 2022 he made his first start since 27 November 2021.[27]
In August 2021 he was called up by the Sudan national team, but could not play for them due to injury.[18] In November 2021 he said he was keen to represent Sudan, but was putting his club first.[28]
He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa.[3][29]
He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Brunel University.[3]
Shrewsbury Town
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