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Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents the Mali national team.

Yves Bissouma

Bissouma training pre-match for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Yves Bissouma[1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Issia, Ivory Coast
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	38
Youth career
2009–2014	Majestic SC / JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	AS Real Bamako
2016–2017	Lille II	14	(3)
2016–2018	Lille	47	(3)
2018–2022	Brighton & Hove Albion	112	(3)
2022–	Tottenham Hotspur	14	(0)
National team‡
2015	Mali U23	3	(0)
2016–	Mali	28	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Issia, Ivory Coast, Bissouma trained at the Majestic SC academy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, an academy partnered with Jean-Marc Guillou Academy in Bamako, Mali.[3][4] At age 13, he was scouted to the academy in Mali, trained there for 5 years, where he played with future Mali international Adama Traoré. At age 18, he joined AS Real Bamako, Mali. [4][3]

Lille

He caught the attention of French scouts in the African Nations Championship in February 2016.[3] On 7 July 2016, four months after having arrived at Lille OSC from AS Real Bamako, Bissouma signed his first professional contract with the club, with a duration of three years.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 17 July 2018, Bissouma transferred to English side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6] Bissouma made his debut for the Sussex club on the opening day of the 2018–19 Premier League season in a 2–0 away loss to Watford where he came on as a substitute.[7] He made his first start in Brighton's third match of the season where they lost 1–0 away at Liverpool.[8] On 5 January 2019 Bissouma scored his first Albion goal on his FA Cup debut in a 3–1 away win against south coast rivals Bournemouth in the third round.[9]

He scored his first ever Premier League goal on the last day of the 2019–20 season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley.[10] Bissouma was given a straight red card late on in Brighton's 3–0 away victory over Newcastle in their second league match of the 2020–21 season for catching Jamal Lewis in the face with his boot.[11] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 away defeat against Everton on 3 October.[12] On 23 January 2021, in a fourth round FA Cup tie, Bissouma scored a 30-yard goal to put Brighton ahead in a 2–1 home win against Blackpool.[13]

On 21 August, in Brighton's second match of the 2021–22 season he made his first Albion assist, to Neal Maupay in a 2–0 home victory over Watford.[14] Bissouma scored his first goal of the season on 5 February 2022, putting Brighton one behind Tottenham in an eventual 3–1 away loss in the FA Cup fourth round.[15] In April, he was suspended for Brighton's 3–0 away loss at Manchester City and 2–2 home drew against Southampton after picking up 10 yellow cards.[16][17][18] Returning from suspension, Bissouma scored a 20-yard effort finding the bottom corner, scoring Albions' third in the 3–0 away victory over Wolves taking Brighton's point tally to 44, breaking their record of 41 in the Premier League.[19] A week later, Bissouma played the whole match of the 4–0 home win against Manchester United, Brighton's biggest ever top flight victory.[20]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 14 June 2022, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a £30m deal for Bissouma.[21] Three days later, Tottenham confirmed the signing of Bissouma, with the Malian signing a four-year deal.[22] On 6 August, Bissouma made his debut for the club in the Premier League, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 win over Southampton.[23]

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast and moving to Mali aged thirteen to pursue a professional football career, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali.[24] In the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, he was substituted on in the 76th minute and scored the decisive goal for 1–0 in the 89th minute. However they went on to lose in the final against DR Congo.[25]

Bissouma was named in Mali's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be played in January 2022.[26] He made an appearance in the first match on 13 January, coming on as a 59th minute substitute replacing Adama Traoré in the 1–0 controversial victory over Tunisia, with the referee blowing for full time early on two occasions.[27] Bissouma played in all four of Mali's matches as they were knocked out via penalties against Equatorial Guniea in the round of 16 on 26 January.[28][29][30]

Personal life

Bissouma has been banned from driving in the United Kingdom on two occasions due to repeated speeding offences in 2019 and 2021.[31] On 6 October 2021, Sussex Police arrested Bissouma on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman. He was led out of The Arch, a nightclub in Brighton, with handcuffs. He was initially bailed until 3 November; his bail was later extended to 6 December.[32] On 8 December, it was announced that he had been bailed for a further four weeks.[33] A further update in January 2022 from Sussex Police noted that he was currently released under investigation while enquiries continue.[34] On 29 June, it was revealed that Bissouma had been cleared of all allegations.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[36]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille II	2016–17	Championnat National 2	14	3	—		—		—		—		14	3
Lille	2016–17	Ligue 1	23	1	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		27	1
	2017–18	Ligue 1	24	2	2	1	2	0	—		—		28	3
	Total		47	3	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	55	4
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19	Premier League	28	0	5	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2019–20	Premier League	22	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		23	1
	2020–21	Premier League	36	1	3	1	0	0	—		—		39	2
	2021–22	Premier League	26	1	1	1	1	0	—		—		28	2
	Total		112	3	10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	124	6
Tottenham Hotspur	2022–23	Premier League	14	0	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		18	0
Career total			187	9	15	4	5	0	4	0	0	0	211	13

International

As of match played 23 September 2022[37]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2015	1	0
	2016	5	1
	2017	9	2
	2018	4	0
	2022	9	0
Total		28	3

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bissouma goal.

List of international goals scored by Yves Bissouma[37]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 February 2016	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–0	2016 African Nations Championship
2	25 January 2017	Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon	Uganda	1–1	1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3	10 June 2017	Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali	Gabon	2–1	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali

• African Nations Championship runner-up: 2016[25]

References

External links

• Yves Bissouma at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma (* 30. August 1996 in Issia, Elfenbeinküste) ist ein malisch-ivorischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht seit 2022 beim englischen Erstligisten Tottenham Hotspur unter Vertrag und ist seit dem Jahr 2015 malischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Yves Bissouma

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[es] Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma (Issia, Costa de Marfil, 30 de agosto de 1996) es un futbolista marfileño-maliense. Su posición es la de centrocampista y su club es el Tottenham Hotspur de la Premier League de Inglaterra.[1]

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[fr] Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma, né le 30 août 1996 à Issia (Côte d'Ivoire), est un footballeur international malien, qui évolue au poste de milieu relayeur à Tottenham Hotspur.

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[it] Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma (Issia, 30 agosto 1996) è un calciatore maliano centrocampista del Tottenham.

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[ru] Биссума, Ив

Ив Биссума (фр. Yves Bissouma; 30 августа 1996 года, Мали) — малийский футболист, опорный полузащитник английского клуба «Тоттенхэм Хотспур» и сборной Мали.

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