nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
2 9 8 7 20 29 16 august 1989 newcastle united 1995 -- 1999 1999 -- 2001 1995 2003 -- 2007 -- 1999 1999 -- 2001 2001 -- 2003 192 83 20 10 220 2005 2008 2008 -- 2011 2009 -- 2005 -- 2006 2006 -- 2007 2007 -- moussa sissoko équipe de france.jpg moussa sissoko sissoko cup qualifier at the stade de france in 2013 . playing for france against georgia in a world moussa sissoko le blanc-mesnil , france france u-21 france u-16 france u-17 france u-18 france u-19 france 1.87 m on 7 0 2 0 0 1 1 espérance aulnay red star paris espérance aulnay toulouse espérance aulnay red star paris midfielder moussa sissoko

moussa sissoko

moussa sissoko -lrb- born 16 august 1989 -rrb- is a french international footballer who plays for premier league club newcastle united .
he plays as a box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in either the holding role or as an attacker .
sissoko is described as a `` well-rounded central midfielder '' who is `` tall , rangy , and strong in the tackle '' .
sissoko began his football career playing for local youth clubs in the Île-de-france region , such as espérance aulnay and red star fc .
in 2002 , he moved south to join professional club toulouse .
sissoko spent four years in the club 's youth academy and made his professional debut in the 2007 -- 08 season .
he also played in the uefa champions league for the first time .
in the following season , sissoko earned award nominations for his performances and also helped toulouse qualify for the newly created uefa europa league .
sissoko is a french youth international having played at all levels he was eligible for .
in august 2009 , he was called up to the senior team for the first time and made his senior international debut in a 2010 fifa world cup qualification against the faroe islands .
he made his first international start four days later in a qualifier against austria .
