Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma
Bissouma training pre-match for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yves Bissouma[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Issia, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2014 Majestic SC / JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Real Bamako
2016–2017 Lille II 14 (3)
2016–2018 Lille 47 (3)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 112 (3)
2022– Tottenham Hotspur 57 (2)
International career‡
2015 Mali U23 3 (0)
2016– Mali 41 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:09, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents the Mali national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Issia, Ivory Coast, Bissouma trained at the prestigious Majestic SC academy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, an academy partnered with Jean-Marc Guillou Academy in Bamako, Mali.[3][4] At age 13, he was scouted to the academy in Mali, trained there for five years, where he played with future Mali international Adama Traoré. At age 18, he joined AS Real Bamako.[4][3]

Lille

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He caught the attention of French scouts in the African Nations Championship in February 2016.[3] On 7 July 2016, four months after having arrived at Lille OSC from AS Real Bamako, Bissouma signed his first professional contract with the club, with a duration of three years.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 17 July 2018, Bissouma transferred to English side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6] He made his debut for the Sussex club on the opening day of the 2018–19 Premier League season in a 2–0 away loss to Watford where he came on as a substitute.[7] He made his first start in Brighton's third match of the season, a single-goal defeat at Liverpool.[8] On 5 January 2019, Bissouma scored his first Albion goal on his FA Cup debut in a 3–1 away win against south coast rivals Bournemouth in the third round.[9]

He scored his first Premier League goal on the last day of the 2019–20 season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley.[10]

Bissouma was given a straight red card late on in Brighton's 3–0 away victory over Newcastle in their second league match of the 2020–21 season for catching Jamal Lewis in the face with his boot.[11] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 away defeat against Everton on 3 October.[12] On 23 January 2021, in a fourth round FA Cup tie, Bissouma scored a 30-yard goal to put Brighton ahead in a 2–1 home win against Blackpool.[13]

On 21 August, in Brighton's second match of the 2021–22 season he made his first Albion assist, to Neal Maupay in a 2–0 home victory over Watford.[14] Bissouma scored his first goal of the season on 5 February 2022, putting Brighton one behind Tottenham in an eventual 3–1 away loss in the FA Cup fourth round.[15] In April, he was suspended for Brighton's 3–0 away loss at Manchester City and 2–2 home drew against Southampton after picking up ten yellow cards.[16][17][18] Returning from suspension, Bissouma scored a 20-yard effort finding the bottom corner, scoring Albions' third in a 3–0 away victory over Wolves taking Brighton's point tally to 44, breaking their record of 41 in the Premier League.[19] A week later, Bissouma played the whole match of the 4–0 home win against Manchester United, which at the time was tied for Brighton's largest top-flight victory.[20]

Tottenham Hotspur

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On 14 June 2022, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a £30m deal for Bissouma.[21] Three days later, Tottenham confirmed the signing of Bissouma, with the Malian signing a four-year deal.[22] On 6 August, Bissouma made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 win over Southampton in the Premier League.[23]

Bissouma started the 2023–24 season with two-consecutive Man of the Match performances in the first two matches, against Brentford and Manchester United.[24][25]

On 24 August 2024, in his first appearance of the 2024-25 season, Bissouma scored his first competitive goal for Tottenham in a 4-0 home win over Everton.[26]

International career

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Born in the Ivory Coast and moving to Mali aged 13 to pursue a professional football career, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali.[27] In the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, he was brought on as a substitute in the 76th minute and scored the only goal of the game, in the 89th minute. They went on to lose in the final against DR Congo.[28]

Bissouma was named in Mali's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be played in January 2022.[29] He made an appearance in the first match on 13 January, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute, replacing Adama Traoré, in a controversial 1–0 victory over Tunisia, with the referee blowing for full-time early on two occasions.[30] Bissouma played in all four of Mali's matches as they were knocked out via penalties against Equatorial Guinea in the round of 16 on 26 January.[31][32][33]

Personal life

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Bissouma has been banned from driving in the United Kingdom on two occasions due to repeated speeding offences in 2019 and 2021.[34] On 6 October 2021, Sussex Police arrested him on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman. He was led out of The Arch, a nightclub in Brighton, in handcuffs. He was initially bailed until 3 November; his bail was later extended to 6 December.[35] On 8 December, it was announced that he had been bailed for a further four weeks.[36] A further update in January 2022 from Sussex Police noted that he was currently released under investigation while enquiries continue.[37] On 29 June, Bissouma was cleared of all allegations.[38]

In August 2024, Tottenham suspended Yves Bissouma from the opening match of the next Premier League season. The reason was a video posted on Snapchat in which the footballer inhaled laughing gas from a balloon. In the UK, this substance is considered a drug.[39]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 October 2024[40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2016–17 Championnat National 2 14 3 — — — — 14 3
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 23 1 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 27 1
2017–18 Ligue 1 24 2 2 1 2 0 — — 28 3
Total 47 3 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 55 4
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 28 0 5 1 1 0 — — 34 1
2019–20 Premier League 22 1 1 0 0 0 — — 23 1
2020–21 Premier League 36 1 3 1 0 0 — — 39 2
2021–22 Premier League 26 1 1 1 1 0 — — 28 2
Total 112 3 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 124 6
Tottenham Hotspur 2022–23 Premier League 23 0 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 — 28 0
2023–24 Premier League 28 0 0 0 0 0 — — 28 0
2024–25 Premier League 6 2 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 9 2
Total 57 2 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 65 2
Career total 230 11 16 4 6 0 6 0 0 0 248 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2015 1 0
2016 5 1
2017 9 2
2018 4 0
2022 10 0
2023 3 0
2024 9 2
Total 41 5
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bissouma goal.
List of international goals scored by Yves Bissouma[41]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 February 2016 Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–0 2016 African Nations Championship
2 25 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon  Uganda 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3 10 June 2017 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Gabon 2–1 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 6 September 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Mozambique 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 10 September 2024 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa  Eswatini 1–0 1–0

Honours

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Mali

References

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