Abo Eisa
Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for English club Scunthorpe United, as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abobaker Mamoun Eisa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pro Touch Soccer Academy | |||
St Albans City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Uxbridge | 53 | (17) |
2017–2018 | Wealdstone | 24 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Colchester United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2019– | Scunthorpe United | 52 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:59, 30 January 2021 (UTC) |
Early life
Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan in 1996.[2] His family moved to London when he was seven years old.[3]
Career
Eisa played youth football with Pro Touch Soccer Academy and St Albans City, before beginning his senior career in non-league with Uxbridge and Wealdstone.[4] He turned professional on 31 January 2018 with Shrewsbury Town,[5] scoring his first goal for the club in the English Football League on 21 April in a 1−1 draw against Bury.[6]
On 8 April he appeared as an unused substitute in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final,[7] and received a runner-up medal under the tournament's rules.[8]
In January 2019 he moved on loan to Colchester United.[9] He made a goalscoring debut for the club on 2 February, scoring five minutes after his introduction as a half-time substitute during Colchester's 4–0 win at Northampton Town.[10]
On 15 August 2019, Eisa signed for League Two side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal, reuniting with former Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst, making him the club's eighth summer signing.[11][12]
Personal life
He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa.[3]
He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Brunel University.[3]
References
- "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Jon Palmer (13 October 2017). "Meet the younger Eisa brother, a biomedical science student who wants to follow Mo into Football League". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Nathan Thomas & Abo Eisa: Shrewsbury Town sign wingers from Sheffield United and Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Games played by Abo Eisa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- Ged Scott (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Checkatrade Trophy Regulations". English Football League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Abo Eisa: Colchester United sign Shrewsbury Town winger on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Abo Eisa: Scunthorpe sign winger from Shrewsbury on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Who is Abo Eisa? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's latest summer signing". GrimsbyLive. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.