Mohamed Eisa
Eisa playing for Greenwich Borough in October 2016.
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Mamoun Eisa[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994[2]
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 10
Youth career
Pro Touch Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Dartford 2 (0)
2013–2014 → Leatherhead (DR)
2014–2015 → VCD Athletic (loan) 2 (1)
2014–2015 → Corinthian (DR) 18 (16)
2015–2017 Greenwich Borough 81 (52)
2017–2018 Cheltenham Town 45 (23)
2018–2019 Bristol City 5 (0)
2019–2021 Peterborough United 56 (16)
2021– Milton Keynes Dons 86 (28)
International career‡
2023– Sudan 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Mohamed Mamoun Eisa (born 12 July 1994) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons and the Sudan national team.

Early life

Born in Khartoum, Sudan,[3] Eisa's family moved to Camden, London when he was nine years old.[4][5]

Club career

Early career

After playing with the Pro Touch Soccer Academy,[4] Eisa had unsuccessful trials at Norwich City, Southend United and Oxford United.[6] He spent his early career in non-league football with Dartford, Leatherhead, VCD Athletic, Corinthian and Greenwich Borough.[7][8][9] At Greenwich he scored 57 goals in 100 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club in June 2017.[10]

Cheltenham Town

He signed for Cheltenham Town on 7 July 2017 on an initial one-year deal.[11] After breaking into the first-team, in August 2017 Eisa signed a contract extension with the club until 2020.[12] On 24 March 2018, Eisa equalled Cheltenham's record for 20 league goals in a season.[13] On 6 April 2018, Eisa won the EFL League Two Player Of The Month Award.[14]

During the 2017–18 season he scored 25 goals for Cheltenham Town in all competitions, including 23 in EFL League Two.[15] His goalscoring saw him break Cheltenham's record for the most goals scored in a season.[16] In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL League Two Player of the Season award.[17] At the club's end of season award, Eisa won the Supporters' Player Of The Year, Players' Player Of The Year and the Sponsors' Player Of The Year awards.[16]

Bristol City

During the 2018 pre-season he was linked with a transfer to Brentford, Leeds United and Portsmouth.[18][19] He signed for Bristol City on 23 July 2018.[20] He made six appearances for the club.[21]

Peterborough United

On 1 June 2019, Eisa signed a four-year deal with League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed, club record fee.[22][23] By 22 November 2019 he had scored 12 of Peterborough's 39 league goals.[24] On 11 May 2021 he was made available for transfer by Peterborough.[25]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 20 July 2021, Eisa joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed but reportedly club-record transfer fee, signing a long-term deal.[26][27][28] He scored his first goal for the club on his league debut in a 3–3 away fixture against Bolton Wanderers on 7 August 2021.[29] On 16 April 2022, Eisa suffered a serious injury during a 3–2 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season and beyond.[30] During his first season with the club he scored 12 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions.[31]

International career

Eisa scored on his international debut with the Sudan national team in a 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Togo on 16 November 2023. He was replaced at half-time by his brother Abo, who was also making his international debut.[32]

Personal life

He has four brothers, one of whom, Abo, is also a professional footballer.[33][34][35] Abo has said that Mohamed has been a role model to him.[36] A younger brother Omar is also a footballer.[36]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dartford 2012–13[7] Conference Premier 1000—0010
2013–14[7] Conference Premier 1000—2232
2014–15[7] Conference Premier 0000—0000
Total 2000—2242
VCD Athletic 2014–15[37] Isthmian Premier 2100—0021
Corinthian 2014–15[38] Southern Counties East FL 181600—001816
Greenwich Borough 2015–16[39] Southern Counties East FL 363233—504435
2016–17[40] Isthmian Division One South 452000—004520
Total 815233—508955
Cheltenham Town 2017–18[15] League Two 45231022205025
Bristol City 2018–19[21] Championship 5000100060
Peterborough United 2019–20[41] League One 29144210103516
2020–21[42] League One 272201063365
Total 56166220737121
Milton Keynes Dons 2021–22[31] League One 35121010404112
2022–23[43] League One 32112220113714
2023–24[44] League Two 195101010225
Total 862842406110031
Career total 29413514792226339150

International

As of 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sudan 202321

Honours

Individual

  • EFL League Two Player of the Month: March 2018[14]
  • Cheltenham Town Player of the Year: 2017–18.[16]
  • Cheltenham Town Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Cheltenham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Mohamed Eisa at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 Jon Palmer (13 October 2017). "Meet the younger Eisa brother, a biomedical science student who wants to follow Mo into Football League". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Ben Fisher. "'I feel so blessed': Mo Eisa on his journey from Sudan to the Football League". Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mo Eisa interview: From Sudan to Cheltenham via the eighth tier". Sky Sports. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Eisa does it for Leatherhead to dismantle the Brickies". The Argus. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "New Signing: Mohamed Eisas". Cheltenham Town F.C. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mohamed Eisa departs". Greenwich Borough F.C. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cheltenham Town: Jerell Sellars & Mohamed Eisa join League Two club". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mohamed Eisa signs contract extension with the Robins". Cheltenham Town F.C. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Crawley Town 3-5 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Eisa wins Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month". Cheltenham Town. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Mo Eisa sweeps the board in Cheltenham Town's end of season awards". Gloucestershire Live. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "EFL awards: Tom Cairney, Ruben Neves & Ryan Sessgenon on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  18. ↑ Jon Palmer (14 May 2018). "Brentford chasing signature of Cheltenham Town striker Mohamed Eisa". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Jordan Cross (20 July 2018). "Pompey fearful as Leeds enter Eisa pursuit". The News : Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  20. ↑ Gregor MacGregor (23 July 2018). "Bristol City confirm Mo Eisa capture from Cheltenham as Robins beat off rival clubs". Bristol Post. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Posh Swoop For Eisa In Club Record Deal". theposh.com. Peterborough United FC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  23. ↑ "Mo Eisa: Peterborough pay Bristol City club-record fee for striker". BBC Sport. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  24. ↑ "Peterborough United's Toney, Maddison & Eisa - more prolific than Salah and co". 22 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "Posh Confirm Retained List For Next Season". www.theposh.com.
  26. ↑ "MK Dons make move for striker Mo Eisa". www.mkdons.com. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "MK Dons sign Peterborough striker Eisa" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  28. ↑ "MK Dons paid a club record transfer fee to sign Mo Eisa from Peterborough United". Peterborough Telegraph. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  30. ↑ "Mo set for extended spell on sidelines". Milton Keynes Dons. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  32. ↑ "Eisa scores in his international debut as Sudan draw with Togo". Yahoo Sports. 16 November 2023.
  33. ↑ "Nathan Thomas & Abo Eisa: Shrewsbury Town sign wingers from Sheffield United and Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  34. ↑ "Brotherly love helps keep City new boy on track". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  35. ↑ "Mo Eisa: 10 things you may not know about Bristol City's signing from Cheltenham Town". Gloucestershire Echo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  36. 1 2 "Eisa so grateful for brotherly love during long road to recovery". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  37. ↑ "VCD Athletic | Appearances | Mohamed Eisa | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  38. ↑ "Fixtures and results – Southern Counties East Football League". Corinthian F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  39. ↑ "Fixtures and results – 1st XI". Greeenwich Borough F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  40. ↑ "Fixtures and results – 1st XI". Greeenwich Borough F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Mohamed Eisa in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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