Abo Eisa

Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for English club Scunthorpe United, as a winger.

Abo Eisa
Personal information
Full name Abobaker Mamoun Eisa[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 30
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 28 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:58, 1 March 2020 (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]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References
  1. "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. "Nathan Thomas & Abo Eisa: Shrewsbury Town sign wingers from Sheffield United and Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Games played by Abo Eisa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. Ged Scott (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. "Checkatrade Trophy Regulations". English Football League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Abo Eisa: Colchester United sign Shrewsbury Town winger on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. "Abo Eisa: Scunthorpe sign winger from Shrewsbury on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. "Who is Abo Eisa? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's latest summer signing". GrimsbyLive. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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