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Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for English club Bradford City as a winger.

Abo Eisa

Personal information
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)

Early life

Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan in 1996.[2] His family moved to London when he was seven years old.[3]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18[7][8]

References

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