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James Bissue
Personal information
Full name James Bissue
Date of birth (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ococias Kyoto
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2005 Young Wages FC
2006–2008 Eleven Wise
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Eleven Wise (12)
2009–2012 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 20 (0)
2011–2012Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (loan) 18 (6)
2012–2013 Hearts of Oak 15 (0)
2014 Eleven Wise 16 (13)
2014 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 6 (0)
2016–2019 Sanga Balende 40 (6)
2019 Eleven Wise
2019–2021 Elmina Sharks 18 (6)
2022– Ococias Kyoto 0 (0)
International career
2011 Ghana U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

James Bissue (born 16 June 1991 in Sekondi-Takoradi) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ococias Kyoto.

Career

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Bissue began his career with Young Wages F.C. before transferring to Eleven Wise in 2006. On 4 January 2009 he went on a 2-week trial with Blackburn Rovers F.C. of the English Premier League.[1] He moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. in December 2009, from Eleven Wise of the Ghanaian Premiership.[2] Bissue scored 13 goals in 16 matches for Eleven Wise during the 2013-2014 Division 1 season.[3]

On September 18, 2014, Bissue signed a 3-year contract with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. He was training with Ghanaian champions Asante Kotoko but left to sign with the Canadian club.[4] He was released at the end of the season without making a first-team appearance.[5][6] One Ghanaian source indicated that complications with paperwork prevented the player from appearing for the club.[7] After being released by Montreal, Bissue returned to his native Ghana but failed to secure a contract with a top-flight club. In December 2015, Bissue had been training with Ghana Premier League club Sekondi Hasaacas for three weeks while in discussion over a contract. The club saw him as a potential replacement for Theophilus Nyame who left the club for Asante Kotoko.[8]

Despite training with Hasaacas, it was announced that Bissue had signed a 2-year contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League for the 2016 USL season.[9] The move was officially announced on 11 February 2016.[10]

International career

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Bissue made five appearances for the Ghana U20 team at the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa. Bissue was also part of the Under-17 team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rovers eye African youngster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ ג'יימס ביסו חתם בקבוצה[permanent dead link] (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Quartey, Daniel. "James Bissue signs 3 years deal with Impact Montreal Fc". frontpagegh.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Montreal Impact confirm signing of James Bissue". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b Benzaza, Sofiane (18 September 2014). "Montreal Impact sign Ghanean midfielder James Bissue". mountroyalsoccer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ^ Larocque-Cyr, Raphaël. "Impact parts ways with Ferrari without so much as a 'grazie'". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Paperwork delaying James Bissue MSL debut for Montreal Impact". modernghana.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Former Hearts of Oak midfielder James Bissue confirms talks with Hasaacas". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Deals 2016". Panam Calcio. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Steffens Adds Two More to 2016 Roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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