Yaya Mamadou Dissa is a Malian international

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 footballer who last played for Division d'Honneur

French football league system

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 side Niort Saint-Florent.

Career

Born in Nioro

Nioro du Sahel

Nioro du Sahel often referred to as simply Nioro is a town and commune in the Kayes Region of western Mali, 241 km from the city of Kayes. It is located 275 miles north-west of the capital Bamako...

, Dissa began playing youth football for local side AS Mandé. He played as a striker and joined the senior side of AS Commune IV, before moving to Djoliba Athletic Club in 1996. Dissa led Djoliba to the Malian league title in the 1996–97 season, and led the league in goals scored.

His strong performances in the Malian league led to a move to Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League

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 side Al-Shabab. At age 26, he moved to Greece where he would play in the Greek Superleague for Athinaikos F.C., Kerkyra F.C. and Patraikos F.C.

Dissa signed a two-year contract with French Championnat National

Championnat National

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 side Chamois Niortais F.C. in 2004.

External links

• Yaya Dissa profile at chamoisfc79.fr