Mohamed Mamoun Eisa (born 12 July 1994) is a Sudanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Early life

Born in

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, Sudan, Eisa's family moved to Camden, London when he was nine years old.

Career

Early career

After playing with the Pro Touch Soccer Academy, Eisa had unsuccessful trials at

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and

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. He spent his early career in non-league football with

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, VCD Athletic,

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and Greenwich Borough. At Greenwich he scored 57 goals in 100 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club in June 2017.

Cheltenham Town

He signed for

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on 7 July 2017 on an initial one-year deal. After breaking into the first-team, in August 2017 Eisa signed a contract extension with the club until 2020. On 24 March 2018, Eisa equalled Cheltenham's record for 20 league goals in a season. On 6 April 2018, Eisa won the EFL League Two Player Of The Month Award. During the 2017–18 season he scored 25 goals for Cheltenham Town in all competitions, including 23 in

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. His goalscoring saw him break Cheltenham's record for the most goals scored in a season. In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL League Two Player of the Season award. At the club's end of season award, Eisa won the Supporters' Player Of The Year, Players' Player Of The Year and the Sponsors' Player Of The Year awards.

Bristol City

During the 2018 pre-season he was linked with a transfer to

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and

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. He signed for

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on 23 July 2018. He made six appearances for the club.

Peterborough United

On 1 June 2019, Eisa signed a four-year deal with

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club

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for an undisclosed, club record fee. By 22 November 2019 he had scored 12 of Peterborough's 39 league goals. On 11 May 2021 he was made available for transfer by Peterborough.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 20 July 2021, Eisa joined League One club

for an undisclosed but reportedly club-record transfer fee, signing a long-term deal. He scored his first goal for the club on his league debut in a 3–3 away fixture against

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on 7 August 2021. On 16 April 2022, Eisa suffered a serious injury during a 3–2 home defeat to

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, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season and beyond. During his first season with the club he scored 12 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions.

Personal life

He has four brothers, one of whom,

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, is also a professional footballer. Abo has said that Mohamed has been a role model to him. A younger brother Omar is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: March 2018 *Cheltenham Town Player of the Year: 2017–18. *Cheltenham Town Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eisa, Mohamed 1994 births Living people Sudanese footballers Dartford F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players VCD Athletic F.C. players Corinthian F.C. (Kent) players Greenwich Borough F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Association football forwards Sudanese expatriate footballers Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Peterborough United F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players