Abo Eisa

Abo Eisa
Abobaker Mamoun Eisa (born 5 January 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.
Eisa began his career playing non-league football with St Albans City, Uxbridge and Wealdstone. In 2018 he moved into professional football signing with Shrewsbury Town. He has since played for Colchester United, Scunthorpe United and Bradford City.
Early life
Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1996. His family moved to London when he was seven years old.
Club career
Early career
Eisa played youth football with Pro Touch Soccer Academy and St Albans City, before beginning his senior career in non-league football with Uxbridge and Wealdstone. He turned professional on 31 January 2018 with Shrewsbury Town, scoring his first goal for the club in the English Football League on 21 April in a 1−1 draw against Bury.
On 8 April 2018, he appeared as an unused substitute in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final, and received a runner-up medal under the tournament's rules.
In January 2019, he moved on loan to Colchester United. 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.
On 15 August 2019, Eisa signed for the League Two side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal, reuniting with the former Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst, making him the club's eighth summer signing.
He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Bradford City
On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Eisa had signed a two-year deal with another League Two side, Bradford City, and would transfer after his contract expiry.
In July 2021, before the start of the 2021–22 season, Eisa spoke highly about the club's pre-season preparation. He suffered an injury early in the season, and, after returning to the first team, underwent hamstring surgery in December 2021, ruling him out for a further four months. By late April 2022, he had returned to training was in possible contention for first team action in the final games of the season.
In June 2022, the Bradford City manager, Mark Hughes, said that Eisa could be considered a new signing after returning from injury, having only played in five matches in the previous season. In July 2022, Eisa said he was happy to have returned to fitness. He was injured again later that month, with what was described as a "significant" injury. He returned to full training in September 2022, and made his first appearance of the 2022–23 season as a late substitute in the EFL trophy on 19 October 2022. On 12 November 2022, he made his first start since 27 November 2021. He said he was looking forward to playing more frequently. He scored his first Bradford City goal on 1 January 2023, scoring the winner in a 3–2 home victory against Salford. Eisa was injured again in February 2023.
In May 2023 it was announced that he would leave Bradford City when his contract expired on 30 June.
Grimsby Town
In June 2023 it was announced that he would sign for Grimsby Town on 1 July 2023, reuniting him with Paul Hurst and his assistant Chris Doig for a third time. He was nominated for the League Two August 2023 Player of the Month award. Following that announcement, Mark Hughes, his manager at Bradford City, had said Eisa had been "unlucky" at the club.
International career
In August 2021, he was called up by the Sudan national team, but could not play for them due to injury. In November 2021, he said he was keen to represent Sudan, but was putting his club first.
Personal life
He is the brother of Mohamed Eisa. He has said that Mohamed has been a role model to him. A younger brother Omar is also a footballer.
He combined his non-league career with studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Brunel University.
Honours
Shrewsbury Town
EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18
References
1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Khartoum
Sudanese men's 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
Grimsby Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Men's association football wingers
Sudanese expatriate men's footballers
Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Alumni of Brunel University London