Moussa Sissoko

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Moussa Sissoko
Personal information
Full name:	Moussa Sissoko
Date of birth:	16 August 1989 (1989-08-16)
Place of birth:	Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height:	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Watford
Number	TBA
Youth clubs
1995–1999 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2007	Espérance Aulnay Red Star Paris Espérance Aulnay Toulouse
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2007–2013 2013–2016 2016–2021 2021–2022 2022–2024 2024–	Toulouse Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur Watford Nantes Watford	192 0(20) 118 0(11) 141 00(3) 036 00(2) 056 00(2) 000 00(0)
National team
2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2009–2021	France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 France U21 France	002 00(0) 009 00(0) 008 00(0) 007 00(0) 020 00(1) 071 00(2)

Moussa Sissoko (born 16 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays for Watford and the French national team. He plays as a box-to-box midfielder in the centre of the pitch, and is capable of playing in either a holding midfield role, or even as an attacking midfielder, right winger or right back.

Sissoko began his football career playing for local youth clubs in the Île-de-France region, such as Espérance Aulnay and AS Red Star 93. In 2002, he moved south to join professional club Toulouse. Sissoko spent four years in the club's youth academy and made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season. He also played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. In the following season, Sissoko earned award nominations for his performances and also helped Toulouse qualify for the newly created UEFA Europa League. He eventually joined Newcastle United in the Premier League in 2013, before moving on to Tottenham Hotspur in 2016 after Newcastle's relegation from the top flight. At Tottenham, Sissoko finished runner-up in the 2016–17 Premier League and the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

Sissoko was a French youth international and played at all levels he was eligible for. In August 2009, he was called up to the senior team for the first time and made his senior international debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against the Faroe Islands. He made his first international start four days later in a qualifier against Austria. Sissoko was a member of the France side that lost the UEFA Euro 2016 Final.

Honours

Club

Tottenham Hotspur

• EFL Cup runner-up: 2020–21
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2018–19

External links

• Moussa Sissoko profile at Soccerbase

France – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Lloris (c) 2. Debuchy 3. Evra 4. Varane 5. Sakho 6. Cabaye 7. Cabella 8.  Valbuena 9. Giroud 10. Benzema 11. Griezmann 12. Mavuba 13. Mangala 14. Matuidi 15. Sagna 16. Ruffier 17. Digne 18. Sissoko 19. Pogba 20. Rémy 21. Koscielny 22. Schneiderlin 23. Landreau Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – UEFA Euro 2016 – Runners-up

1. Lloris 2. Jallet 3. Evra 4. Rami 5. Kanté 6. Cabaye 7. Griezmann 8. Payet 9. Giroud 10. Gignac 11. Martial 12. Schneiderlin 13. Mangala 14. Matuidi 15. Pogba 16. Mandanda 17. Digne 18. Sissoko 19. Sagna 20. Coman 21. Koscielny 22. Umtiti 23. Costil Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16

1. Lloris (c) 2. Pavard 3. Kimpembe 4. Varane 5. Lenglet 6. Pogba 7. Griezmann 8. Lemar 9. Giroud 10. Mbappé 11. Dembélé 12. Tolisso 13. Kanté 14. Rabiot 15. Zouma 16. Mandanda 17. Sissoko 18. Digne 19. Benzema 20. Coman 21. Hernández 22. Ben Yedder 23. Maignan 24. Dubois 25. Koundé 26. Thuram Manager:   Didier Deschamps