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Moussa Sissako

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Not to be confused with Moussa Sissoko.

Moussa Sissako
Sissako with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Clichy, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 IMT
Number 5
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 27 (1)
2022–2025 Sochi 10 (1)
2023–2024 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 16 (0)
2025– IMT 15 (0)
International career‡
2021– Mali 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2022

Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian club IMT. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Club career

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Paris Saint-Germain

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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.[2] 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]

Standard Liège

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On 28 January 2020, Sissako joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month loan with an option to buy.[3] At the end of the season, the deal was made permanent for a fee of €400,000.[4][5] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Belgian Cup win over Seraing on 3 February 2021.[6]

Sochi

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On 1 September 2022, Sissako joined Russian Premier League club Sochi.[7]

RWD Molenbeek

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On 6 September 2023, Sissako joined Belgian Pro League club RWD Molenbeek on loan with an option to buy. He also signed a four-year contract with the club which will be in place in case the option to buy is exercised.[8] On 11 February 2024, Sissako suffered a tendon tear injury that would make him unable to play from 9 to 12 months.[9]

International career

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Born in France, Sissako holds French and Malian nationalities.[10] He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past.[11] He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but was not capped.[12] He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Kenya on 7 October 2021.[13]

Style of play

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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.[14] He is good with both of his feet.[15] PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field".[16]

Personal life

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One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser.[17]

In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for COVID-19, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 27 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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 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 19 1 3 0 — — 22 1
Total 27 1 7 0 0 0 — 34 1
Sochi 2022–23 RPL 10 1 5 0 — — 15 1
Career total 61 3 12 0 0 0 — 73 3

Honours

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Standard Liège

References

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  1. ^ Moussa Sissako at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Moussa Sissako signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Moussa Sissako loaned to Standard de Liège". Paris Saint-Germain. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Moussa Sissako : le Franco-Malien devrait quitter le PSG pour le Standard" [Moussa Sissako: the French-Malian should leave PSG for Standard]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Moussa Sissako : L'international U23 Malien s'engage avec le Standard de Liège" [Moussa Sissako: The Malian U23 international signs for Standard Liège]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Croky Cup: le Standard domine le RFC Seraing sur un terrain à la limite du praticable (vidéo)" [Croky Cup: Standard dominates RFC Seraing on a field that is almost unplayable (video)]. RTL Sport (in French). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Мусса Сиссако перешёл в "Сочи"!" [Moussa Sissako joins Sochi!]. pfcsochi.ru (in Russian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "WELKOM, MOUSSA SISSAKO !" [WELCOME MOUSSA SISSAKO !] (in Dutch). RWDM. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  9. ^ "MOUSSA SISSAKO INDISPONIBLE POUR UNE DURÉE DE 9 À 12 MOIS" [MOUSSA SISSAKO UNAVAILABLE FOR A PERIOD OF 9 TO 12 MONTHS] (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Moussa SISSAKO -".
  11. ^ Gropallo, Thomas (2018). "" Nos titis ont du talent " saison 2 : Moussa Sissako" ["Our titis have talent" season 2: Moussa Sissako]. Paris United (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ Nalton, James (8 November 2019). "9 Players To Watch At The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations". World Football Index. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ Oates, Kathleen (2 January 2020). "Moussa Sissako: Who is the Paris Saint-Germain defender linked with a move to Celtic?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ Lantheaume, Romain (29 October 2019). "PSG : Moussa Sissako dit oui au Mali pour la CAN U23 !" [PSG: Moussa Sissako says yes to Mali for the U23 CAN!]. Afrik Foot (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ^ Owen, Danny (January 2020). "Celtic reportedly enter talks to sign £2M youngster with 'the world at his feet'". HITC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Souleymane Sissako nous dresse le portrait de son frère Moussa : "C'était inconcevable pour lui de rater un entraînement"" [Souleymane Sissako gives us a description of his brother Moussa: "It was inconceivable for him to miss a training session"]. dhnet.be (in French). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Covid-19 cases hit Standard Liege squad ahead of Rangers visit". Yahoo Sports. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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