{{Short description|Guinean footballer (born 1999)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kerfala Cissoko | image = | fullname = | height = 1.86 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|16}} | birth_place = Guinea | position = Forward | currentclub = Rodina Moscow | clubnumber = 8 | years1 = 2018 | clubs1 = AFC Eskilstuna | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = Dalkurd | caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Hapoel Kfar Saba | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Örebro Syrianska IF | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Dalkurd | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Umeå FC | caps6 = 58 | goals6 = 33 | years7 = 2025 | clubs7 = Jaro | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 14 | years8 = 2026– | clubs8 = Rodina Moscow | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 1 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Guinea U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 16 May 2026 }}
'''Kerfala Cissoko''' (born 16 August 1999) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian First League club Rodina Moscow.
==Club career== After starting his senior career in Sweden in 2018 and playing in Superettan<ref>[https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/superettan/cissoko-nekades-arbetstillstand-i-sverige-nu-klar-for-jaro/ Cissoko nekades arbetstillstånd i Sverige - nu klar för Jaro], fotbollskanalen.se, 5 March 2025</ref><ref>[https://www.ufc.se/2023/02/22/kerfala-cissoko-klar-for-umea-fc/ Kerfala Cissoko klar för Umeå FC], ufc.se, 22 February 2023</ref><ref>[https://skanesport.se/2021/07/01/trelleborgs-ff-testar-anfallaren-kerfala-cissoko/ Trelleborgs FF testar anfallaren Kerfala Cissoko], skanesport.se, 1 July 2021</ref><ref>[https://espacefootguinee.com/2023/11/12/suede-kerfalla-cissoko-inscrit-son-14e-but/ Suède : Kerfalla Cissoko inscrit son 14e but], escapefootguinee.com, 12 November 2023</ref> and in Israel in Israeli Premier League with Hapoel Kfar Saba,<ref>[https://www.gnakrylive.com/afrique/sport/7050-israel-deuxieme-sortie-pour-kerfalla-cissoko-en-championnat Israël : Deuxième sortie pour Kerfalla Cissoko en championnat !], gnakrylive.com, 24 November 2020</ref><ref>[https://fotbolldirekt.se/superettan/efter-fd-s-avslojande-baste-malskytten-lamnar-for-israelisk-klubb/ Efter FD:s avslöjande – bäste målskytten lämnar för israelisk klubb], fotbolldirekt.se, 7 September 2020</ref> Cissoko spent time with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ilves on trial in April 2021, but was not offered a contract.<ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2021/04/05/al-kamerunilaishyokkaaja-ilveksen-testiin-cissoko-ei-jatka-joukkueessa AL: KAMERUNILAISHYÖKKÄÄJÄ ILVEKSEN TESTIIN - CISSOKO EI JATKA JOUKKUEESSA], veikkausliiga.com, 5 April 2021</ref> He returned to Sweden and spent four years in the country.<ref>[https://africafoot.com/kerfala-cissoko-plusieurs-clubs-me-suivent/ Kerfala Cissoko : « Plusieurs clubs me suivent… »], africafoot.com, 8 September 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.na.se/artikel/bekraftat-kerfala-cissoko-klar-for-orebro-syrianska Bekräftat: Kerfala Cissoko klar för Örebro Syrianska], na.se, 11 August 2021</ref> He won the Ettan Golden Boot in 2024 with Umeå FC by scoring 19 goals during the season, when his team won the promotion to Superettan.
After his Swedish work permit extension was rejected, Cissoko moved to Finland and signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Jaro in March 2025 for the 2025 season.<ref>[https://www.ffjaro.fi/fi/jarolle-uusi-hyokkaaja-kerfala-cissoko-vahvistaa-punaisia/ JAROLLE UUSI HYÖKKÄÄJÄ – KERFALA CISSOKO VAHVISTAA PUNAISIA], ffjaro.fi, 4 March 2025</ref><ref>[https://foot-africa.com/en/news/kerfala-cissoko-signs-in-finland-633886/ Kerfala Cissoko Signs in Finland], foot-africa.com, 8 March 2025</ref> He scored a brace in a season opening match against IFK Mariehamn, helping his side to get 2–0 away win.
== Career statistics == {{updated|16 May 2026}}<ref>[https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/kerfala-cissoko/a3bf17c5-6b5e-4ebd-ac1b-93f0ed0a9dc0/ Kerfala Cissoko stats], Swedish Football Association</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |AFC Eskilstuna |2018 |Superettan |4||0||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in promotion play-offs}}||0||7||0 |- |rowspan=3|Dalkurd |2019 |Superettan |24||9||4||2||colspan=2|—||28||11 |- |2020 |Superettan |13||5||0||0||colspan=2|—||13||5 |- !colspan=2|Total !37!!14!!4!!2!!0!!0!!41!!16 |- |Hapoel Kfar Saba |2020–21 |Israeli Premier League |4||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |rowspan=3|Örebro Syrianska IF |2021 |Ettan |14||4||0||0||colspan=2|—||14||4 |- |2022 |Ettan |13||6||1||0||colspan=2|—||14||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !27!!10!!1!!0!!0!!0!!28!!10 |- |Dalkurd |2022 |Superettan |9||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||10||0 |- |rowspan=3|Umeå FC |2023 |Ettan |29||14||0||0||colspan=2|—||29||14 |- |2024 |Ettan |29||19||0||0||colspan=2|—||29||19 |- !colspan=2|Total !58!!33!!0!!0!!0!!0!!58!!33 |- |Jaro |2025 |Veikkausliiga |25||14||6||2||colspan=2|—||31||16 |- |Rodina Moscow |2025–26 |Russian First League |8||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !172!!72!!13!!4!!2!!0!!187!!76 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Umeå''' *Ettan Norra: 2024 '''Individual''' *Ettan Norra top goalscorer: 2024
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|554291}}
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