Moussa Sissako

Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Not to be confused with Moussa Sissoko.
Moussa Sissako
Personal information
Full name Moussa Sissako
Date of birth (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000
Place of birth Clichy, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
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– Standard Liège 26 (0)
National team‡
2021– Mali 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:26, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

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.

Standard Liège

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]

International career

Born in France, Sissako is of Malian descent. He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past.[6] He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but was not capped.[7] He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Kenya on 7 October 2021.[8]

Style of play

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.[9] He is good with both of his feet.[10] PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field".[11]

Personal life

One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser.[12]

In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for COVID-19, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 August 2021
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 10———10
2018–19 National 2 231———231
Total 241———241
Standard Liège (loan) 2019–20 First Division A 0000——00
Standard Liège 2020–21 First Division A 804000—120
2021–22 First Division A 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 13 0 4 0 0 0 — 17 0
Career total 3714000—411

    Honours

    Standard Liège

    References
    1. "Moussa Sissako signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    2. "Moussa Sissako loaned to Standard de Liège". Paris Saint-Germain. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    3. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    4. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    5. "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). Retrieved 3 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    6. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    7. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    8. "FIFA". FIFA. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
    9. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    10. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    11. Owen, Danny (January 2020). "Celtic reportedly enter talks to sign £2M youngster with 'the world at his feet'". HITC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    12. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    13. "Covid-19 cases hit Standard Liege squad ahead of Rangers visit". Yahoo Sports. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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