Hawa Cissoko
![]() Cissoko with West Ham United in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 10 April 1997||
Place of birth | Paris, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Solitaires Paris Est | ||
2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Marseille | 11 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Soyaux | 37 | (0) |
2020– | West Ham United | 42 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | France U19 | 19 | (0) |
2016 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
2017–2019 | France U23 | 8 | (0) |
2017– | France | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 12 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023 |
Hawa Cissoko (born 10 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for English FA Women's Super League club West Ham United and the France national team. She also holds Malian citizenship.[3]
Early life[edit]
Cissoko was born in Paris on 10 April 1997. She is one of 15 children.[4] She began her football career as a 12 year old in when she joined FC Solitaire. She was then invited to joined Paris Saint-Germain youth team in 2012.[5]
Club career[edit]
Cissoko made her senior career debut for Paris Saint Germain during the 2014–15 season. She went on to join Olympique de Marseille in 2017. After a lone season with Marseille, she transferred to ASJ Soyaux in 2018. She joined West Ham United in July 2020. On 15 October 2022, she was involved in an on-field scuffle in which she struck an opposing player in a league match against Aston Villa.[6] She was subsequently banned for five matches as a result.[7] On 11 December 2022, Cissoko scored her first senior career goal in a 2–0 league win against Tottenham Hotspur.[8]
International career[edit]
Cissoko represented France at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She has appeared twice for Les Bleues at senior level in 2017, both matches being friendly: on 18 September in a 1–1 draw against Spain and on 20 October 2017 in a 1–0 win against England.
By July 2020, after moving to England, Cissoko has expressed her desire to switch her international allegiance and play for Mali.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Cissoko is a Muslim. She made the decision in January 2021 to wear the hijab, only removing it during matches.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | D1 Féminine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 | D1 Féminine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | D1 Féminine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
Marseille | 2017–18 | D1 Féminine | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
ASJ Soyaux | 2018–19 | D1 Féminine | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |||
West Ham United | 2020–21 | WSL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2021–22 | WSL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2022–23 | WSL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
Career total | 97 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 1 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
International[edit]
- As of 19 February 2023[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ Hawa Cissoko – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "Hawa Cissoko". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "La Franco-Malienne Hawa Cissoko s'engage pour un an au club anglais de West Ham United" [Franco-Malian Hawa Cissoko signs up for one year at English club West Ham United]. PANAPRESS (in French). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
I hope to get in touch with Femafoot as soon as possible to get the green light from FIFA. In all modesty, I think I can add something to the Malian team and I hope that everything will be sorted out as soon as possible.
- ^ Harpur, Charlotte. "The Journey to the Cup: Hawa Cissoko on racist abuse, respect and family values". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "H. Cissoko". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Garry, Tom (15 October 2022). "Hawa Cissoko sent off for punch as West Ham coach Paul Konchesky also sees red in win over Aston Villa". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "West Ham's Cissoko banned for five matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "West Ham secure derby win at Tottenham in WSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "EXCLU - Hawa Cissoko : " Je ne veux pas être un exemple "". Onze Mondial (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "France - H. Cissoko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/380956-hawa-cissoko
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Hawa Cissoko" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Hawa Cissoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- Hawa Cissoko at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Hawa Cissoko at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-10-02) (in French)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- French women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- France women's youth international footballers
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
- Olympique de Marseille (women) players
- ASJ Soyaux-Charente players
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- France women's international footballers
- French expatriate women's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- French women's football biography stubs