Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional

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who plays as a winger for EFL League Two side

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. Eisa began his career playing non-league football with St Albans City,

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and

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. In 2018 he moved into professional football signing with

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. He has since played for

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, Scunthorpe United and

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Early life

Eisa was born in

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, Sudan, in 1996. His family moved to London when he was seven years old.

Club career

Early career

Eisa played youth football with Pro Touch Soccer Academy and St Albans City, before beginning his senior career in non-league football with

and

. He turned professional on 31 January 2018 with

, scoring his first goal for the club in the

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on 21 April in a 1−1 draw against Bury. On 8 April 2018, he appeared as an unused substitute in the

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, and received a runner-up medal under the tournament's rules.
- In January 2019, he moved on loan to

. 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

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. On 15 August 2019, Eisa signed for the

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side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal, reuniting with the former Shrewsbury manager

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, making him the club's eighth summer signing. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Bradford City

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Eisa had signed a two-year deal with another League Two side,

, and would transfer after his contract expiry. In July 2021, before the start of the 2021–22 season, Eisa spoke highly about the club's pre-season preparation. He suffered an injury early in the season, and, after returning to the first team, underwent hamstring surgery in December 2021, ruling him out for a further four months. By late April 2022, he had returned to training was in possible contention for first team action in the final games of the season. In June 2022, the Bradford City manager,

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, said that Eisa could be considered a new signing after returning from injury, having only played in five matches in the previous season. In July 2022, Eisa said he was happy to have returned to fitness. He was injured again later that month, with what was described as a "significant" injury. He returned to full training in September 2022, and made his first appearance of the 2022–23 season as a late substitute in the EFL trophy on 19 October 2022. On 12 November 2022, he made his first start since 27 November 2021. He said he was looking forward to playing more frequently. He scored his first Bradford City goal on 1 January 2023, scoring the winner in a 3–2 home victory against Salford. Eisa was injured again in February 2023. In May 2023 it was announced that he would leave Bradford City when his contract expired on 30 June.

Grimsby Town

In June 2023 it was announced that he would sign for

on 1 July 2023, reuniting him with Paul Hurst and his assistant Chris Doig for a third time.

International career

In August 2021, he was called up by the Sudan national team, but could not play for them due to injury. In November 2021, he said he was keen to represent Sudan, but was putting his club first.

Personal life

He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa. He has said that Mohamed has been a role model to him. A younger brother Omar is also a footballer. He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at

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Honours

Shrewsbury Town * EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18

References

1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Khartoum Sudanese men's footballers St Albans City F.C. players Uxbridge F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Men's association football wingers Sudanese expatriate men's footballers Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Alumni of Brunel University London {{Sudan-footy-bio-stub