Sambou Sissoko (Malian footballer)

Sambou Sissoko

Personal information
Full name	Sambou Sissoko[1]
Date of birth	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kayes, Mali
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Čukarički
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	USFAS Bamako
2019–2020	Djoliba AC
2020–2023	Kortrijk	17	(0)
2022–2023	→ Čukarički (loan)	24	(0)
2023–	Čukarički	33	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Mali U20	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 9 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2019^[7]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "MALINESE BELOFTENINTERNATIONAL VERSTERKT KV KORTRIJK" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "SAMBOU SISSOKO IN KORTRIJK" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. "Kortrijk v Cercle Brugge game report". Soccerway. 23 January 2021.
5. "SISSOKO VERHUURD AAN FK CUKARICKI" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
6. "Italy U20 v Mali U20 game report". FIFA. 7 June 2019.
7. Sambou Sissoko at Soccerway

External links

• Sambou Sissoko at Soccerway