Abo Eisa

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
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 7
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 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:08, 28 November 2021 (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]

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.[22]

Personal life

He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa.[3][23]

He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Brunel University.[3]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References
  1. "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. Jon Palmer (13 October 2017). "Meet the younger Eisa brother, a biomedical science student who wants to follow Mo into Football League". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. "Nathan Thomas & Abo Eisa: Shrewsbury Town sign wingers from Sheffield United and Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Games played by Abo Eisa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. Ged Scott (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. "Checkatrade Trophy Regulations". English Football League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Abo Eisa: Colchester United sign Shrewsbury Town winger on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. "Abo Eisa: Scunthorpe sign winger from Shrewsbury on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. "Who is Abo Eisa? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's latest summer signing". GrimsbyLive. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  14. "CITY BEAT OFF COMPETITION FOR EISA SIGNATURE". Bradford City A.F.C. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. "City invest in Eisa as talented attacker joins from Scunthorpe". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  16. "Bradford City sign forward Eisa" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. "Hard graft will be worth it this season, says Bradford City match-winner Eisa". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  18. "Team news: Bradford City winger facing longer spell on sidelines". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  19. "Unlucky Eisa faces another long spell out for Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  20. ""He's in a good place ... but looks a bit chubbier!": Angol assesses close pal Eisa". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  21. "Could we see Eisa again this season for Bradford City?". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  22. "Club before country as Eisa can finally make his mark at Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  23. "Brotherly love helps keep City new boy on track". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.


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