Aboubacar Sissoko

Aboubacar Sissoko (born 9 October 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indy Eleven.

Aboubacar Sissoko
Personal information
Full name Aboubacar Sissoko
Date of birth (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Indy Eleven
Youth career
2013–2014 Longueuil
2015 Mont-Royal Outremont
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Longueuil 2 (0)
2016 Panellinios 14 (0)
2017–2019 St-Hubert 33 (1)
2020 HFX Wanderers 7 (0)
2021– Indy Eleven 0 (0)
National team‡
Mali U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2020

Early life

Sissoko was born in Bamako, Mali and moved to Montreal, Canada in 2006 when his father, a diplomat, was posted there.[1]

He played youth football for Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side Longueuil, making his senior debut in 2014.[2] The following year, he switched to Mont-Royal Outremont U-21 LESQ team and then to CS Panellinios in 2016, where he made fourteen appearances in LSEQ.[2]

Club career

St-Hubert

In 2017, Sissoko played for PLSQ side CS St-Hubert, making ten appearances.[2] The following season, he made eleven appearances for the club.[2] In 2019, Sissoko scored one goal in twelve appearances.[2]

HFX Wanderers

On 28 November 2019, Sissoko signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] However, he began preseason on trial with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC, before returning to the Wanderers in late February.[4] He made his debut for HFX on August 15 against Pacific FC.[5]

Indy Eleven

Sissoko moved to USL Championship side Indy Eleven on 10 February 2021.[6]

International career

Sissoko made two appearances for Mali at the under-20 level.[1][4]

Honours

HFX Wanderers

References
  1. "Aboubacar Sissoko's interview". medium.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "PST-Ligue Archive". TSI Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Glenn MacDonald (28 November 2019). "HFX Wanderers sign Carabins star midfielders Kreim, Sissoko". The ChronicleHerald. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. John Jacques (23 February 2020). "Aboubacar Sissoko Finishes Trial With Whitecaps, Returning to Wanderers". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.
  6. https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/1145584
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