Amadou Haidara vs Mohamed Sissoko
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Amadou Haidara
Mali · 2019–26 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Mali
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig
In Leipzig on 8 December 2020 he scored in a 3-2 win that put Manchester United out of the Champions League and into the Europa League. Two DFB-Pokal titles came with Leipzig in 2022 and 2023, the Coupe de France with Lens in May 2026, back-to-back Austrian championships at Salzburg, and 52 caps for Mali stretched across four Cups of Nations between 2019 and 2025. Career record: club career at FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig.
Mohamed Sissoko
Mali · 2004–13 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Mali
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 34 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- Valencia CF, Liverpool, Juventus
One goal in three seasons at Anfield, a low shot from twenty yards at Sunderland on 25 August 2007, tells you what Liverpool paid £5.6 million for in 2005. He won the UEFA Cup and La Liga with Valencia in 2004, the FA Cup with Liverpool in 2006, then spent three years at Juventus, and with Mali reached fourth at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and third in 2013 across 34 caps. Career record: 34 caps and 2 goals for Mali; club career at Valencia CF, Liverpool, Juventus.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mohamed Sissoko ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.
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