Yves Bissouma

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

Yves Bissouma
Bissouma playing for Arsenal F.C in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yves Bissouma[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996[2]
Place of birth Issia, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2014 Majestic SC / JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 AS Real Bamako
2016–2017 Lille II 14 (3)
2016–2018 Lille 47 (3)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 50 (1)
National team‡
2015– Mali 16 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018

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.[3] In 2014, he joined AS Real Bamako.

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] He made his first start in Brighton's third match of the season where they lost 1–0 away at Liverpool. Despite the defeat Brighton were praised for their defending and closing Liverpool down.[7] 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.[8]

Bissouma's first game of the 2019–20 season came on 21 September away against Newcastle where he came on as a substitute in the 0–0 draw.[9] He scored his first ever Premier League goal on the last day of the season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley.[10]

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Mali, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali.[11] 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 to lose in the final against DR Congo.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2019–20 season[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille II 2016–17 Championnat National 2 143—143
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 23130001[lower-alpha 1]0—271
2017–18 2422120—283
Total 47351201000554
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 2805110—341
2019–20 2210000—221
Total 50151100000562
Career total 11171023010001259
  1. 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 23 March 2018 [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201510
201651
201792
201810
Total163

International goals
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[13]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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

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References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Yves Bissouma: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. Pousset, Maxime. "Qui-es-tu-yves-bissouma" (in French). LOSC.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "Lille : Yves Bissouma signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Equipe (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. "Yves Bissouma: Brighton sign Mali international from Lille". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "Watford 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "Liverpool 1–0 Brighton: Mohamed Salah goal sends Liverpool top – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. "FA Cup: AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion highlights - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. "Newcastle and Brighton in goalless Premier League draw - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. "Burnley 1-2 Brighton: Yves Bissouma's stunning strike sees of Clarets - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. http://www.afrikipresse.fr/sports/yves-bissouma-pourquoi-j-ai-choisi-le-mali-les-elephants-m-ont-contacte
  12. Kamasa, Peter (5 February 2016). "[PHOTOS]: Bissouma inspires Mali to CHAN final". The New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  13. "Y. Bissouma". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. "Yves Bissouma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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