Hawa Cissoko

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]

Hawa Cissoko

Cissoko with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 28)[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 as of 23:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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]

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023^{[11][citation needed]}

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

As of match played 18 February 2023^[12]

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