Moussa Sissako (born 10 November 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for the Russian Premier League club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Sissako joined Paris Saint-Germain from RC France in 2012. He signed his first professional contract on 1 June 2018, a deal that linked him with PSG until 30 June 2021. During the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, Sissako played for PSG's B team, making a total of 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

Standard Liège

On 28 January 2020, Sissako joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month loan with an option to buy. At the end of the season, the deal was made permanent for a fee of €400,000. He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Belgian Cup win over

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on 3 February 2021.

Sochi

On 1 September 2022, Sissako joined Russian Premier League club

International career

Born in France, Sissako holds French and Malian nationalities. He has regularly been called up to play with the France youth teams in the past. He was called up by the Mali U23 team for the

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, but was not capped. He debuted for the senior Mali national team in a 5–0

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win over

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on 7 October 2021.

Style of play

Usually a left-sided

, Sissako is versatile enough to play on both central defensive positions of a back four. He occasionally plays on the right side of a back three, and sometimes as the

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in a back five. He is good with both of his feet. PSG youth coach François Rodrigues has described Sissako as a player that is "very aggressive on the field".

Personal life

One of his brothers, Abdoulaye, is also a footballer. Souleymane, his other brother, is his adviser. In October 2020, Sissako tested positive for

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, along with several of his teammates at Standard Liège.

Career statistics

Honours

Standard Liège * Belgian Cup runner-up:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sissako, Moussa 2000 births Sportspeople from Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Citizens of Mali through descent French sportspeople of Malian descent Living people French men's footballers Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Racing Club de France Football players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Standard Liège players PFC Sochi players Championnat National 2 players Belgian Pro League players Russian Premier League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Malian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Russia French expatriate sportspeople in Russia