Mohamed Eisa

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 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nassaji Mazandaran
Number 9
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)
2021–2024 Milton Keynes Dons 87 (28)
2024 → Exeter City (loan) 11 (1)
2024– Nassaji Mazandaran 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Sudan 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Mohamed Mamoun Eisa (born 12 July 1994) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji Mazandaran 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]

On 30 January 2024, Eisa returned to League One, joining Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season.[32][33] Milton Keynes Dons released a statement suggesting Eisa's time with the club had come to an end having scored 31 goals in 101 appearances and thanking him for his efforts.[34]

Eisa was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season.[35]

Nassaji Mazandaran

On 18 September 2024, Eisa joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji Mazandaran on a one-year deal.[36]

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.[37]

Personal life

He has four brothers, one of whom, Abo, is also a professional footballer.[38][39][40] Abo has said that Mohamed has been a role model to him.[41] A younger brother Omar is also a footballer.[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dartford 2012–13[7] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2013–14[7] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 2 2 3 2
2014–15[7] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 — 2 2 4 2
VCD Athletic (loan) 2014–15[42] Isthmian Premier 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Corinthian (loan) 2014–15[43] Southern Counties East FL 18 16 0 0 — 0 0 18 16
Greenwich Borough 2015–16[44] Southern Counties East FL 36 32 3 3 — 5 0 44 35
2016–17[45] Isthmian Division One South 45 20 0 0 — 0 0 45 20
Total 81 52 3 3 — 5 0 89 55
Cheltenham Town 2017–18[15] League Two 45 23 1 0 2 2 2 0 50 25
Bristol City 2018–19[21] Championship 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Peterborough United 2019–20[46] League One 29 14 4 2 1 0 1 0 35 16
2020–21[47] League One 27 2 2 0 1 0 6 3 36 5
Total 56 16 6 2 2 0 7 3 71 21
Milton Keynes Dons 2021–22[31] League One 35 12 1 0 1 0 4 0 41 12
2022–23[48] League One 32 11 2 2 2 0 1 1 37 14
2023–24[49] League Two 20 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 23 5
Total 87 28 4 2 4 0 6 1 101 31
Exeter City (loan) 2023–24[49] League One 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Nassaji Mazandaran 2024–25[50] Persian Gulf Pro League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 307 137 14 7 9 2 22 6 352 152

International

As of 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sudan 2023 2 1

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

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  4. ^ a b 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.
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  13. ^ "Crawley Town 3-5 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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  29. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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