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Hawa Cissoko
Cissoko with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Paris, France[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AS Roma
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2012 Solitaires Paris Est
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Paris Saint-Germain 7 (0)
2017–2018 Marseille 11 (0)
2018–2020 Soyaux 37 (0)
2020–2024 West Ham United 65 (2)
2024- AS Roma 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 France U19 19 (0)
2016 France U20 7 (0)
2017–2019 France U23 8 (0)
2017– France 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Hawa Cissoko (born 10 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club AS Roma and the France national team. She also holds Malian citizenship.[3]

Early life

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Cissoko was born in Paris on 10 April 1997. She is one of 15 children.[4] She began her football career as a 12 year old in when she joined FC Solitaire. She was then invited to joined Paris Saint-Germain youth team in 2012.[5]

Club career

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Cissoko made her senior career debut for Paris Saint Germain during the 2014–15 season. She went on to join Olympique de Marseille in 2017. After a lone season with Marseille, she transferred to ASJ Soyaux in 2018. She joined West Ham United in July 2020. On 15 October 2022, she was involved in an on-field scuffle in which she struck an opposing player in a league match against Aston Villa.[6] She was subsequently banned for five matches as a result.[7] On 11 December 2022, Cissoko scored her first senior career goal in a 2–0 league win against Tottenham Hotspur.[8]

Cissoko scored the winning goal in the 2–1 home win against Arsenal in the 2023–24 season, coming from behind for West Ham's first ever victory over Arsenal in the Super League.[9]

International career

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Cissoko represented France at the 2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup. She has appeared twice for Les Bleues at senior level in 2017, both matches being friendly: on 18 September in a 1–1 draw against Spain and on 20 October 2017 in a 1–0 win against England.

By July 2020, after moving to England, Cissoko has expressed her desire to switch her international allegiance and play for Mali.[3]

Personal life

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Cissoko is a Muslim. She made the decision in January 2021 to wear the hijab, only removing it during matches.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 December 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2014–15 D1 Féminine 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2015–16 D1 Féminine 4 0 1 0 – 5 0
2016–17 D1 Féminine 2 0 1 0 – 3 0
Total 7 0 2 0 – 9 0
Marseille 2017–18 D1 Féminine 11 0 2 0 – 13 0
ASJ Soyaux 2018–19 D1 Féminine 21 0 2 0 – 23 0
2019–20 D1 Féminine 16 0 2 0 – 18 0
Total 37 0 4 0 – 41 0
West Ham United 2020–21 Women's Super League 12 0 2 0 2 0 16 0
2021–22 Women's Super League 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
2022–23 Women's Super League 16 1 2 0 3 0 21 1
2023–24 Women's Super League 10 0 0 0 2 1 12 1
Total 57 1 5 0 10 1 72 2
Career total 112 1 13 0 10 1 135 2
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played 18 February 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2017 2 0
2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 2 0
Total 9 0

References

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  1. ^ Hawa Cissoko – UEFA competition record (archive)
  2. ^ "Hawa Cissoko". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "La Franco-Malienne Hawa Cissoko s'engage pour un an au club anglais de West Ham United" [Franco-Malian Hawa Cissoko signs up for one year at English club West Ham United]. PANAPRESS (in French). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020. I hope to get in touch with Femafoot as soon as possible to get the green light from FIFA. In all modesty, I think I can add something to the Malian team and I hope that everything will be sorted out as soon as possible.
  4. ^ Harpur, Charlotte. "The Journey to the Cup: Hawa Cissoko on racist abuse, respect and family values". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "H. Cissoko". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ Garry, Tom (15 October 2022). "Hawa Cissoko sent off for punch as West Ham coach Paul Konchesky also sees red in win over Aston Villa". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ^ "West Ham's Cissoko banned for five matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. ^ "West Ham secure derby win at Tottenham in WSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "West Ham shock Arsenal on Williamson's WSL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ "EXCLU - Hawa Cissoko : " Je ne veux pas être un exemple "". Onze Mondial (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ "France - H. Cissoko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  12. ^ "Hawa Cissoko - Stats and titles won - 24/25".
  13. ^ "Equipe de France A - Hawa Cissoko" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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