Amadou Haidara vs Yves Bissouma
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.
Yves Bissouma
Mali · 2022–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Mali
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 50 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- Lille OSC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton put four past Manchester United on 7 May 2022 and he scored one of them, a result that stood at the time as the club's biggest win in the top flight. The Europa League followed with Tottenham in 2025, after a £30 million move in June 2022, with a place in the 2024 CAF Team of the Year and 50 Mali caps over four Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 50 caps and 5 goals for Mali; club career at Lille OSC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 84.
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