Mohamed Sissoko
Sissoko 2005 at the jersey of Liverpool FC
Mohamed "Momo" Sissoko Gillan Lamine (born 22 January 1985 in Mont -Saint -Aignan, France ) is a Malian football player with French citizenship.
He is a nephew of the African footballer of the year in 1970, Salif Keïta. His brothers Ibrahim and Abdoul are also professional footballers. Seydou Keita His cousin plays at Valencia.
Career
In the club
The French-born Mohamed Sissoko began his football career in the youth department of AJ Auxerre. His professional career started in 2002 at the age of 17 years at Auxerre, where, however, he was no single use in the 2002/03 season.
In the summer of 2003, Mohamed Sissoko joined the Spanish club Valencia. The local manager Rafael Benítez had recognized skills as a midfielder and put him, even though the Malians had played until then only as an attacker, to this position. Sissoko managed in Valencia immediate breakthrough and won with the club in the first year of the UEFA Cup and the Spanish Cup.
For the season 2005/ 06 Mohamed Sissoko moved for about 5.3 million pounds sterling for English club Liverpool FC, Rafael Benítez where was the coach since 2004. Also in Liverpool Sissoko could be by his fighting and physical skills immediately put in scene and quickly advance to the crowd favorite. In the first season, Sissoko was absolute master player and won the European Supercup with the Reds and the FA Cup. In February 2008, he was injured by an accidental kick by Beto on the head in the Champions League game against Benfica. Sissoko retired while an injury to the retina of the right eye. First fears he might even lose up to 80 % of his vision have not been realized. In the second year came the Malians, especially because of a persistent arm injury and the obligation of the Argentine Javier Mascherano on his position, only 28 appearances for Liverpool and failed with the club in the Champions League at AC Milan. For the season 2007/ 08 Liverpool Lucas committed with another player who Sissoko made his midfield place in dispute. Despite numerous transfer rumors linking him among other activities, with FC Barcelona and Juventus, he extended in June 2007 his contract with the Reds until 2011. Later it was announced that Sissoko had received an official offer from Juventus, but this one with the Reason Liverpool was the bigger club, had declined.
Sissoko came in the first round only to ten inserts and therefore demanded in January 2008 publicly Benítez more appearances in the first team. The Malians was then placed on the transfer list and attracted the interest of many large associations themselves. On January 29, 2008 for 11 million euros, he moved finally to Italian giants Juventus, where he signed a five year contract and met Claudio Ranieri, who had already trained him in Valencia. He made his debut for the Old Lady on February 3, 2008, and also worked in Turin immediately a regular place and the worship of the Tifosi. With Juve, who had not played in Serie B for the manipulation scandal last year, Sissoko reached in 2007/ 08 to third place in Serie A. In August 2008, he extended his contract with Juventus until 30 June 2013, however, changed in the summer of 2011 to the French first division club Paris SG.
On January 31, 2013 Sissoko joined on loan until end of season in the Italian Serie A Fiorentina. He came to Florence to five appearances, including four as a substitute.
For the 2013/14 season Sissoko returned to Paris. He left the club in early September 2013, and has since been without a club. On January 31, 2014 Sissoko signed for Levante UD a contract until the end of the season.
Achievements
- UEFA Cup Winners: 2003/ 04 ( with FC Valencia)
- Spanish Champion: 2003 /04 ( with FC Valencia)
- UEFA Super Cup winner: 2004 ( with FC Valencia ), 2005 ( with Liverpool )
- FA Cup winner: 2005/ 06 ( with Liverpool )
- FA Community Shield Winners: 2006 ( with Liverpool )
- Champions League finalists 2006 /07 ( with Liverpool )