Issa Cissokho (born 23 February 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is the older brother of former Aston Villa and French international defender Aly Cissokho. Born in Paris, France, Cissokho played for the Senegal national football team.
 Cissokho with Nantes in July 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issa Cissokho | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Landreau Loroux OSC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | ||
| 2003–2006 | Guingamp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Orléans | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Blois | ||
| 2008–2010 | Carquefou | 55 | (4) |
| 2010–2015 | Nantes | 135 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Genoa | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Bari (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Angers | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Amiens | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | (1) |
| 2020 | Cholet | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Landreau | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Senegal | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 20 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Cissokho has spent most of his professional career in France, apart from spells with Italian club Genoa[2] and Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva.[3]
Career
editCissokho began his career playing for Louhans-Cuiseaux and made his professional debut with the club at the age of 17 in the 2002–03 Championnat National season.[4] After the season, he signed with Guingamp and spent his entire career at the club playing on its reserve team.[4] After two years playing for amateurs clubs Orléans and Blois, respectively, Cissokho joined Carquefou in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth level of French football.[5] In his first season at the club, he helped the team achieve promotion to the Championnat de France amateur.[4]
After another season with Carquefou, in June 2010, Cissokho signed an amateur contract with professional club Nantes.[6] After spending the majority of the 2010–11 season playing on the club's reserve team, in April 2011, Cissokho was called up to the senior team and made his club debut on 15 April in a league match against Dijon.[4][7] In the following match, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with Nîmes.[8]
In October 2018 he signed for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[3] He left the club at the end of the contract, and was without a club until returning to France with SO Cholet in January 2020.[9] After making five appearances, he was released at the end of the season.[10]
References
edit- ^ Issa Cissokho at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Preziosi 'won't apologise again' - Football Italia". 13 July 2015.
- ^ a b Okeleji, Oluwashina (4 November 2018). "Senegal's Issa Cissokho seeks new adventure in Israel". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "L'interview décalée de... Issa Cissokho (FC Nantes B) et David Vespuce (USJA Carquefou)" (in French). Football44. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Issa Cissokho se reprend à rêver" (in French). Ouest-France. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "I. Cissokho signe à Nantes, K. Diop dans le viseur: colère du président de Carquefou" (in French). Nantes Maville. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Nantes v. Dijon Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Nîmes v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Football - National. Issa Cissokho à Cholet, c'est fait !" (in French). Ouest France. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Cholet : Un latéral droit quitte le club (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 June 2020.
External links
edit- Issa Cissokho at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Issa Cissokho – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Issa Cissokho at Soccerway