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Yves Bissouma
Malian footballer

Yves Bissouma

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Intro
Malian footballer
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bamako, Bamako, Bamako Capital District, Mali
Age
28 years
Stats
Height:
181 cm
Sports Teams
Mali national football team
Lille OSC
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Biography

Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Mali national team.

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.

Lille

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. 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.

He scored his first ever Premier League goal on the last day of the 2019–20 season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley. Bissouma was given a straight red card late on in Brighton's 3–0 away victory over Newcastle in their second league match of the 2020–21 season for catchingJamal Lewis in the face with his boot. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 away defeat against Everton on 3 October. On 23 January 2021, in a fourth round FA Cup tie, Bissouma scored a 30 yard goal to put Brighton ahead in a 2–1 home win against Blackpool.

On 21 August, in Brighton's second match of the 2021–22 season he made his first Albion assist intercepting play that guided Neal Maupay right in front of goal where he doubled the lead in the 2–0 home victory over Watford.

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 on to lose in the final against DR Congo.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 November 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille II2016–17Championnat National 2143143
Lille2016–17Ligue 1231300010271
2017–182422120283
Total47351201000554
Brighton & Hove Albion2018–19Premier League2805110341
2019–202210000221
2020–213613100392
2021–2270001080
Total932822000001034
Career total154813340100017211

International

As of match played 16 October 2018
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali201510
201651
201792
201840
Total193

International goals

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 February 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda Ivory Coast1–01–02016 African Nations Championship
2.25 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon Uganda1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations
3.10 June 2017Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Gabon2–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali

  • African Nations Championship runner-up: 2016
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