Sambou Sissoko (Malian footballer) explained

Sambou Sissoko
Full Name:Sambou Sissoko[1]
Birth Date:29 June 2000
Birth Place:Kayes, Mali
Height:1.81 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Čukarički
Clubnumber:14
Years1:2019
Clubs1:USFAS Bamako
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Djoliba AC
Years3:2020–2023
Clubs3:Kortrijk
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Čukarički (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Caps5:33
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Mali U20
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:11:49, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:7 June 2019

Sambou Sissoko (born 29 June 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Čukarički.

Club career

On 5 October 2020, Sissoko signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk in Belgium.[2] Due to visa complications, he did not arrive to the club until two months later.[3]

He made his Belgian First Division A debut for Kortrijk on 23 January 2021 in a game against Cercle Brugge.[4]

On 15 September 2022, Sissoko joined Čukarički in Serbia on loan.[5]

International career

Sissoko represented Mali at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, which they won, and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Mali reached the quarterfinals.[6] He scored the decisive goal in the penalty shoot-out to eliminate Argentina in the Round of 16.

Honours

Mali U20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali . FIFA . 9 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Kortrijk. MALINESE BELOFTENINTERNATIONAL VERSTERKT KV KORTRIJK. 5 October 2020. 13 October 2021. nl.
  3. Web site: Kortrijk. SAMBOU SISSOKO IN KORTRIJK. 8 December 2020. 13 October 2021. nl.
  4. Web site: Soccerway. Kortrijk v Cercle Brugge game report. 23 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Kortrijk. SISSOKO VERHUURD AAN FK CUKARICKI. 15 September 2022. 9 February 2023. nl.
  6. Web site: FIFA. Italy U20 v Mali U20 game report. 7 June 2019.