James Bissue

James Bissue (born 16 June 1991 in Sekondi-Takoradi) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Elmina Sharks.

James Bissue
Personal information
Full name James Bissue
Date of birth (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991
Place of birth Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Elmina Sharks
Youth career
–2005 Young Wages F.C.
2006–2008 Eleven Wise
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Eleven Wise (12)
2009–2012 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 20 (0)
2011–2012 → Maccabi 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– Elmina Sharks
National team
2011 Ghana U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:56, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Career

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

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
  1. "Rovers eye African youngster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ג'יימס ביסו חתם בקבוצה (in Hebrew)
  3. Quartey, Daniel. "James Bissue signs 3 years deal with Impact Montreal Fc". frontpagegh.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. "Montreal Impact confirm signing of James Bissue". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. Benzaza, Sofiane. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.