Mahamadou Susoho
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{family name hatnote|Susoho|Sissoho|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mahamadou Susoho
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce119/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: Manchester City FC (ENG) |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=19 December 2023 |access-date=2 November 2024}}
| birth_place = Granollers, Spain{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2022/05/22/seleccion/1653235669_875984.html|title=Los cinco Sub-17 que eligieron jugar con la Selección|first=Ignacio|last=Camacho|date=May 22, 2022|website=Diario AS}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|20|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Peterborough United
(on loan from Manchester City)
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2013
| youthclubs1 = Club Atlètic del Vallès
| youthyears2 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs2 = Espanyol
| youthyears3 = 2017–2024
| youthclubs3 = Manchester City
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Manchester City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = → Peterborough United (loan)
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021
| nationalteam3 = Spain U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 20:51, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho (born 20 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{English football updater|PeterboU}} club Peterborough United, on loan from {{English football updater|ManchesU}} club Manchester City. He has represented Spain and England at youth level.{{cite web|title=M.Susoho|accessdate=13 December 2023|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/mahamadou-susoho/697546/}}
Early and personal life
Mahamadou was born in Spain to Gambian parents, and moved to Bradford with them at the age of eleven. He is fluent in Catalan.{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/am-man-citys-latest-catalan-28201679|date=30 November 2023|accessdate=13 December 2023|first=Joe|last=Bray|title=I am Man City's latest Catalan midfielder and I want to catch Pep Guardiola's eye |website=Manchester Evening News}}
Club career
He joined the Manchester City academy in 2017 from Espanyol.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Bray|date=13 December 2023|accessdate=13 September 2023|website=Manchester Evening News|title= Who is Mahamadou Susoho - Man City midfielder who could make debut vs Crvena Zvezda|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-mahamadou-susoho-man-city-28284143.amp}} He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.{{cite web|date=22 July 2022|first=Joe|last=Bray|title=Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-contract-news-academy-24432628}}
Promoted to the Man City U21 side for the 2023-24 season, he represented the club in the EFL Trophy in the latter half of 2023.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Bray|date=31 October 2023|title= Substance beats style as Man City handed cruel lesson to crash out of EFL Trophy|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-bradford-efl-trophy-28020818.amp|accessdate=13 December 2023|website=Manchester Evening News}}
He was included in the Man City first team squad on 13 December 2023, and after being named as a substitute for a UEFA Champions League tie against Red Star Belgrade, he came on in the second half for his senior debut in a 3–2 away win.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/12/13/europe/uefa-champions-league/fk-crvena-zvezda-beograd/manchester-city-football-club/4239091/ |date=13 December 2023|title=Man City Vs Crvena Zvezda|website=Soccerway|accessdate=13 December 2023}} He was included in the Manchester City squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, but never featured in any of the two games his team played.{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/six-man-city-youngsters-travel-28309103.amp|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Six Man City youngsters travel with Club World Cup squad ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds clash|first=Joe|last=Bray|date=18 December 2023}}
On 6 August 2024, Susoho joined League One club Peterborough United on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.theposh.com/news/posh-secure-loan-signing-city-midfielder|title=Posh Secure Loan Signing of City Midfielder|website=www.theposh.com|date=6 August 2024|accessdate=6 August 2024}} Following just one appearance, Susoho returned to his parent club for treatment having injured himself in the warm-up of an EFL Cup tie against Oxford United, a serious muscle injury expected to rule him out for a period of four months.{{cite web|url=https://www.theposh.com/news/susoho-returns-city-after-injury-diagnosis|title=Susoho Returns To City After Injury Diagnosis|website=www.theposh.com|date=19 August 2024|accessdate=20 August 2024}}
On 5 September 2024, Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony confirmed that Susoho is still on loan at Peterborough and will return after recovery.https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHNqgKOF8RnCVerH4GMhZ?si=p2uCAtxSRJOxcH-6vfWugw
On 28 January 2025, Susoho scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 1-0 win against Wigan Athletic.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
International career
Having previously played for England U16s, Susoho is a youth international for Spain, having played for its U17 and U18 teams.
Style of play
Honours
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Category:Footballers from Granollers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spanish people of Gambian descent
Category:English people of Gambian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Gambian descent
Category:Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom