Frédéric Kanouté vs Yves Bissouma
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Frédéric Kanouté
Mali · 2004–07 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Mali
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 39 · 23 goals
- Clubs
- West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla
Extra time at Hampden Park on 16 May 2007: his 105th-minute goal put Sevilla ahead of Espanyol in the UEFA Cup final, and after the equaliser he scored in the shootout. Sevilla had won the same trophy in 2006, and his 136 goals stand as their foreign record; he scored 23 in 38 for Mali, shared the 2004 Cup of Nations golden boot, and 2007 made him the first African Footballer of the Year born outside the continent. Career record: 39 caps and 23 goals for Mali; club career at West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla.
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 puts Frédéric Kanouté ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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