Mohamadou Sissoko (born 8 August 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for Ermis Aradippou. He also holds Malian citizenship.

Club career

Sissoko was born in

Villeneuve-la-Garenne Villeneuve-la-Garenne () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. History The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 ...

, Hauts-de-Seine. He signed for Udinese in 2006. In 2007–08 and 2008–09 season he left for

Celano Celano is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of L'Aquila, central Italy, east of Rome by rail. Geography Celano rises on the top of a hill in the territory of Marsica, below the mountain range of Sirente. It faces the valley of Fucino, once ...

and

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, but returned to Udinese in mid-season twice. He played at

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2008–09 season as overage player. He made his debut on the professional level in the 2008/09 season in

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for

. Sissoko spent the 2009–10 season on loan at

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. Sissoko spent the 2010–11 season on loan at

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. On 20 July 2010, he played his first match for

in a 7–1 win against Bideford, a pre-season friendly. Udinese officially announced the loan deal on 12 August. and the Scottish club on 18 August. Shortly joining, Sissoko debut was delayed over international clearance. On 22 August 2010, Sissoko made his debut, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against

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. Sissoko scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in a 6–2 win over

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in the second round of the Scottish League Cup. Since joining Kilmarnock, Sissoko says his desire is to stay in Scotland, due to Italian hooligans – as a citing reason to stay in Scotland. On 20 November 2010, Sissoko received a red card – for the first time in his Scottish career – in a 3–2 loss against

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. After being priced out of a permanent move for the player,

were eventually allowed to re-sign Sissoko on another season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day in August 2011. Sissoko scored his first goal in his second loan spell at

in a 2–0 win over East Fife in the quarter finals of the

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. On 18 March, he played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final which Kilmarnock won after beating

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1–0. Sissoko was released by Udinese after the 2011–12 season and signed for

in October 2012. On 12 September 2013 the Greek superleague side Veria signed Sissoko on a one-year contract. On 9 August 2016 Sissoko returned to the Greek superleague side Veria. On 9 August 2017 Sissoko signed to the Israeli Premier League side

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko'') is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit. History Founded in 1946, the club dwelt i ...

. After six months with Karabükspor, he moved to

Rovaniemen Palloseura Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football (soccer), football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') marking their 32nd season in the top flight (previo ...

in February 2019.

International career

Sissoko was capped for France at the

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Honours

Kilmarnock *

: 2011–12

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sissoko, Mohamadou 1988 births Living people People from Villeneuve-la-Garenne Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine French footballers France youth international footballers Association football defenders Paris FC players Udinese Calcio players Celano F.C. Marsica players A.S.D. Gallipoli Football 1909 players K.A.S. Eupen players Kilmarnock F.C. players Veria F.C. players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Giresunspor footballers Hapoel Acre F.C. players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Scottish Premier League players Liga I players Super League Greece players TFF First League players Israeli Premier League players Veikkausliiga players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French people of Malian descent