Hawa Cissoko
Cissoko with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997[1]
Place of birth Paris, France[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
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– West Ham United 57 (1)
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 03:40, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:38, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Hawa Cissoko (born 10 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the France national team. She also holds Malian citizenship.[3]

Early life

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

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]

International career

Cissoko represented France at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's 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

Cissoko is a Muslim. She made the decision in January 2021 to wear the hijab, only removing it during matches.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] 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

International

As of match played 12 April 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201720
202120
202230
2023 3 0
Total100

References

  1. ↑ Hawa Cissoko – UEFA competition record (archive)
  2. ↑ "Hawa Cissoko". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ "EXCLU - Hawa Cissoko : " Je ne veux pas être un exemple "". Onze Mondial (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "France - H. Cissoko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  11. ↑ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/380956-hawa-cissoko
  12. ↑ "Equipe de France A - Hawa Cissoko" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2021.


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