| Intro | Malian footballer | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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France Mali |
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| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
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30 August 1996, Bamako, Bamako, Bamako Capital District, Mali |
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| Age | 24 years | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
Early career
Born in Ivory Coast, but raised in Mali, Bissouma started his career at the Majestic SC academy in 2009, where he played with Adama Traoré. In 2014, he joined AS Real Bamako.
On 7 July 2016, four months after having arrived at Lille OSC from AS Real Bamako, Bissouma signed his first professional contract with the club, with a duration of three years.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 17 July 2018, Bissouma transferred to English side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the club.
Bissouma made his debut for the Sussex club on the opening day of the 2018-19 Premier League season in a 2–0 away loss to Watford where he came on as a substitute. He made his first start in Brighton’s third match of the season where they lost 1–0 away at Liverpool. Despite the defeat Brighton were praised for their defending and closing Liverpool down. On 5 January 2019 Bissouma scored his first Albion goal on his FA Cup debut in a 3-1 away win against south coast rivals Bournemouth in the third round.
Bissouma’s first game of the 2019–20 season came on 21 September away against Newcastle where he came on as a substitute in the 0–0 draw. He scored his first ever Premier League goal on the last day of the season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley.
International career
Born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Mali, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali. In the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, he was substituted on in the 76th minute and scored the decisive goal for 1–0 in the 89th minute. However they went to lose in the final against DR Congo.
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2019–20 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille II | 2016–17 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| Lille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 9 | ||
International
- As of match played 23 March 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mali’s goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 February 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 25 January 2017 | Stade d’Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | Uganda | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3. | 10 June 2017 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Gabon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Mali
- African Nations Championship runner-up: 2016