Yves Bissouma
 Bissouma playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yves Bissouma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Issia, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Majestic SC / JMG Academy Bamako | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | AS Real Bamako | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lille II | 14 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Lille | 47 | (3) |
| 2018– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mali | 16 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:14, 23 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion as a midfielder.
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
International career
Born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Mali, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 September 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | ||
- ↑ 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 23 March 2018 [10]
| 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.[9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 February 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 25 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon |  | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3. | 10 June 2017 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Mali
- 2016 African Nations Championship: Runners Up
References
- ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ Pousset, Maxime. "Qui-es-tu-yves-bissouma" (in French). LOSC.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "Lille : Yves Bissouma signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Equipe (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Yves Bissouma: Brighton sign Mali international from Lille". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ "Watford 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "Liverpool 1–0 Brighton: Mohamed Salah goal sends Liverpool top – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ http://www.afrikipresse.fr/sports/yves-bissouma-pourquoi-j-ai-choisi-le-mali-les-elephants-m-ont-contacte
- ↑ Kamasa, Peter (5 February 2016). "[PHOTOS]: Bissouma inspires Mali to CHAN final". The New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Y. Bissouma". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ↑ "Yves Bissouma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Yves Bissouma at Soccerway
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