Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Sochi. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
![]() Sissako with Sochi in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Clichy, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sochi | ||
Number | 4 | ||
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 | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Mali | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC) |
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.[1] 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]
On 28 January 2020, Sissako joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month loan with an option to buy.[2] At the end of the season, the deal was made permanent for a fee of €400,000.[3][4] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Belgian Cup win over Seraing on 3 February 2021.[5]
On 1 September 2022, Sissako joined Russian Premier League club Sochi.[6]
Born in France, Sissako is of Malian descent. He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past.[7] He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but was not capped.[8] He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Kenya on 7 October 2021.[9]
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.[10] He is good with both of his feet.[11] PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field".[12]
One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser.[13]
In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for COVID-19, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | National 2 | 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 | First Division A | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2021–22 | First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Career total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 |
Standard Liège
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Mali squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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