Abdoulaye Sissako (born 26 May 1998) is a French professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

club

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...

Club career

In August 2023, Sissako joined

on a four-year deal.

International career

Sissako was a youth international for France in the past, playing at U18 and U19 level.

Personal life

Sissako was born in France and is of Malian descent. One of his brothers,

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, is also a footballer, and his other brother, Souleymane, is his adviser.

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* * * Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Black French sportspeople Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players AJ Auxerre players LB Châteauroux players S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.V. Kortrijk players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub