Oumar Sissoko (born 13 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National 2 club Racing Besançon. Born in France, he is a former Mali international. He made 26 appearances for the Mali national team between 2008 and 2017.

Oumar Sissoko
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Racing Besançon
Number 1
Youth career
2000-2003 INF Clairefontaine[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Metz 46 (0)
2010–2011 Metz B 9 (0)
2012–2014 Ajaccio B 9 (0)
2012–2015 Ajaccio 25 (0)
2015–2017 Orléans 59 (0)
2017–2019 Le Havre B 7 (0)
2017–2019 Le Havre 0 (0)
2019–2020 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 4 (0)
2020– Racing Besançon 46 (0)
International career
2008–2017 Mali 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Sissoko was born in Montreuil, France. In the 2011–12 season he was given the number 1 jersey at Metz.[2]

After a four-year spell in Metz, Sissoko signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Ajaccio in June 2012. After the expiration of his contract, Ajaccio decided not to renew it; thus, he became a free agent.[3]

On 2 August 2015, Sissoko signed for Orléans.[4]

International career

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Sissoko played twice for the Mali national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012.[5]

Personal life

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His cousin Mohamed Sissoko is also a professional footballer and was also capped for Mali.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 April 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz 2008–09 Ligue 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2009–10 Ligue 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2010–11 Ligue 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
Total 46 0 1 0 0 0 47 0
Metz B 2010–11 CFA 8 0 8 0
2011–12 CFA 1 0 1 0
Total 9 0 9 0
Ajaccio B 2012–13 CFA 2 8 0 8 0
2013–14 CFA 2 1 0 1 0
Total 9 0 9 0
Ajaccio 2012–13 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
2014–15 Ligue 2 24 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
Total 25 0 3 0 2 0 30 0
Orléans 2015–16 National 31 0 0 0 1 0 32 0
2016–17 Ligue 2 28 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
Total 59 0 0 0 3 0 62 0
Le Havre B 2016–17 CFA 7 0 7 0
Le Havre 2017–18 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 2019–20 National 2 4 0 0 0 4 0
Racing Besançon 2020–21 National 3 5 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22 National 3 20 0 0 0 20 0
Total 25 0 0 0 25 0
Career total 184 0 4 0 5 0 193 0

International

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As of 2 August 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2008 1 0
2010 5 0
2011 2 0
2012 2 0
2014 4 0
2015 3 0
2016 4 0
2017 5 0
Total 26 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Havre : Oumar Sissoko (Orléans) arrive" [Le Havre: Oumar Sissoko (Orléans) arrives]. tv5monde.com (in French). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oumar Sissoko Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Players who departed from Ajaccio". beinsports.fr. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ "The arrival of Oumar Sissoko (in French)". m.mercato365.com. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b Oumar Sissoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Football (Nat.2 - J9) - L'Étoile annonce la signature du portier international malien, Oumar Sissoko | Actualités". Site officiel de la ville de Fréjus.
  7. ^ "Oumar Sissoko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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