Abo Eisa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abobaker Mamoun Eisa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pro Touch Soccer Academy | |||
St Albans City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Uxbridge | 53 | (17) |
2017–2018 | Wealdstone | 24 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Colchester United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Scunthorpe United | 67 | (14) |
2021– | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:08, 28 November 2021 (UTC) |
Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for English club Bradford City, as a winger.
Early life[]
Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan in 1996.[2] His family moved to London when he was seven years old.[3]
Club career[]
Eisa played youth football with Pro Touch Soccer Academy and St Albans City, before beginning his senior career in non-league with Uxbridge and Wealdstone.[4] He turned professional on 31 January 2018 with Shrewsbury Town,[5] scoring his first goal for the club in the English Football League on 21 April in a 1−1 draw against Bury.[6]
On 8 April he appeared as an unused substitute in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final,[7] and received a runner-up medal under the tournament's rules.[8]
In January 2019 he moved on loan to Colchester United.[9] He made a goalscoring debut for the club on 2 February, scoring five minutes after his introduction as a half-time substitute during Colchester's 4–0 win at Northampton Town.[10]
On 15 August 2019, Eisa signed for League Two side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal, reuniting with former Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst, making him the club's eighth summer signing.[11][12]
He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[13] On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Eisa had signed a two-year deal with fellow League Two side Bradford City and would transfer after his contract expiry.[14][15][16]
In July 2021, ahead of the start of the 2021–22 season, Eisa spoke highly about the club's pre-season preparation.[17] He suffered an injury early in the season,[18] and after returning to the first-team underwent hamstring surgery in December 2021, ruling him out for a further four months.[19]
International career[]
In August 2021 he was called up by the Sudan national team, but could not play for them due to injury.[18] In November 2021 he said he was keen to represent Sudan, but was putting his club first.[20]
Personal life[]
He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa.[3][21]
He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Brunel University.[3]
Honours[]
Shrewsbury Town
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Jon Palmer (13 October 2017). "Meet the younger Eisa brother, a biomedical science student who wants to follow Mo into Football League". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Nathan Thomas & Abo Eisa: Shrewsbury Town sign wingers from Sheffield United and Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Abo Eisa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b Ged Scott (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Checkatrade Trophy Regulations". English Football League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Abo Eisa: Colchester United sign Shrewsbury Town winger on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Abo Eisa: Scunthorpe sign winger from Shrewsbury on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Who is Abo Eisa? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's latest summer signing". GrimsbyLive. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "CITY BEAT OFF COMPETITION FOR EISA SIGNATURE". Bradford City A.F.C. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "City invest in Eisa as talented attacker joins from Scunthorpe". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Bradford City sign forward Eisa" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Hard graft will be worth it this season, says Bradford City match-winner Eisa". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ a b "Team news: Bradford City winger facing longer spell on sidelines". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Unlucky Eisa faces another long spell out for Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Club before country as Eisa can finally make his mark at Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Brotherly love helps keep City new boy on track". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Khartoum
- Sudanese footballers
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Uxbridge F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Association football wingers
- Sudanese expatriate footballers
- Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Alumni of Brunel University London
- Sudanese football biography stubs