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 27)[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
47
(0)
International career‡
2015
Mali U23
3
(0)
2016–
Mali
35
(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 3 February 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 plays for the Mali national team.
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