Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Mali national team.

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[2]
Place of birth Issia, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2014 Majestic SC / JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 AS Real Bamako
2016–2017 Lille II 14 (3)
2016–2018 Lille 47 (3)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 98 (2)
National team‡
2015– Mali 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:42, 15 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

Early career

Born in the Ivory Coast, but raised in Mali, Bissouma started his career at the Majestic SC academy in 2009, where he played with Malian international Adama Traoré.[3] In 2014, he joined AS Real Bamako.

Lille

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.[4]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 17 July 2018, Bissouma transferred to English side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the club.[5] Bissouma 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.[6] He made his first start in Brighton's third match of the season where they lost 1–0 away at Liverpool.[7] 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.[8]

He scored his first ever 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.[9] 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.[10] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 away defeat against Everton on 3 October.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Mali, Bissouma participated at the 2016 African Nations Championship with Mali.[14] In the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, he was substituted on in the 76th minute and scored the decisive goal for 1–0 in the 89th minute. However they went on to lose in the final against DR Congo.[15]

Personal life

On 6 October 2021, Sussex Police arrested Bissouma on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman. He was led out of The Arch, a nightclub in Brighton, with handcuffs. He was initially bailed until 3 November; his bail was later extended to 6 December.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 December 2021[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille II 2016–17 Championnat National 2 143————143
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 23130001[lower-alpha 1]0—271
2017–18 Ligue 1 2422120——283
Total 47351201000554
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 2805110——341
2019–20 Premier League 2210000——221
2020–21 Premier League 3613100——392
2021–22 Premier League 1200010——130
Total 982822000001084
Career total 159813340100017711
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 October 2018[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201510
201651
201792
201840
Total193

International goals
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 February 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda Ivory Coast1–01–02016 African Nations Championship
2.25 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon Uganda1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations
3.10 June 2017Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Gabon2–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Yves Bissouma: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. Pousset, Maxime. "Qui-es-tu-yves-bissouma" (in French). LOSC.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "Lille : Yves Bissouma signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Equipe (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. "Yves Bissouma: Brighton sign Mali international from Lille". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "Watford 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "Liverpool 1–0 Brighton: Mohamed Salah goal sends Liverpool top – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. "FA Cup: AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion highlights - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. "Burnley 1-2 Brighton: Yves Bissouma's stunning strike sees of Clarets - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. "Newcastle United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion: Neal Maupay scores two in superb Seagulls win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. "Everton 4–2 Brighton: Calvert−Lewin scores again as Toffees go top – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool: Bissouma stuuner helps hosts progress in FA Cup". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. "Brighton & Hove Albion: 2-0 Watford: Brighton make best start to a top-flight campaign - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  14. "Ivoirien d'origine , malien de nationalité, le footballeur Yves Bissouma, fait la fierté du Mali". 28 January 2017.
  15. Kamasa, Peter (5 February 2016). "[PHOTOS]: Bissouma inspires Mali to CHAN final". The New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  16. le Duc, Frank (3 November 2021). "Police bail Brighton and Hove Albion footballer for a further five weeks". Brighton & Hove News. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. "Y. Bissouma". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  18. Yves Bissouma at National-Football-Teams.com
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