Moussa Sissoko

Moussa Sissoko
Personal information
Full name	Moussa Sissoko
Date of birth	16 August 1989 (1989-08-16) (age 30)
Place of birth	Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	17
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–	Toulouse Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur	192 0(20) 118 0(11) 103 00(3)
National team
2009–	France	062 00(2)

Moussa Sissoko (born 16 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur 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.

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.

External links

• Moussa Sissoko career stats at Soccerbase

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