The WAB Friday Quiz #163

Goodbye dear friend. Yves Bissouma has left Brighton bound for Spurs in a £25 million move, meaning we have seen one of the greatest players ever to pull on the stripes in an Albion shirt for the last time.

To celebrate all that Bissouma did as a Seagull during his four years at the club, we thought we would see if it were possible to come up with 20 questions about his life and times as a Brighton player.

Turns out that it was… once we threw in a couple from what he got up to before moving to the Amex in the summer of 2018. If you think you know Bissouma, then you should do well in this WAB Friday Quiz dedicated to a popular player departing Brighton.

Let’s just hope we are not putting together a Marc Cucurella quiz in similar circumstances at some point in the next few weeks…

The WAB Friday Quiz #162 - Yves Bissouma
Bissouma plays his international football for Mali. But in which country was he actually born?

He first came to prominence as a AS Real Bamako player whilst playing for Mali in which international tournament, prompting Lille to take him to France?

How many appearances did Bissouma make for Lille in all competitions during his two seasons with the club?

What fee did Brighton pay to bring Bissouma to the Amex in the summer of 2018?

Bissouma made an early impression, scoring a powerful free kick from 30 yards in a pre-season friendly against which opponents?

What squad number was Bissouma given ahead of the 2018-19 season?

What was the score in the game Bissouma made his competitive Albion debut as a second half substitute?

Chris Hughton gave Bissouma his first Premier League start against which opponents in August 2018?

In which competition did Bissouma score his first Brighton goal?

He missed just one game in the Albion's run to the 2019 FA Cup Semi Finals. Who was that against?

What injury required surgery and ruled Bissouma out of the start of the 2019-20 campaign?

Bissouma replaced which suspended teammate in the holding midfield role for the December 2019 trip to Crystal Palace, the start of his emergence as one of the Albion's most important players?

Of the 10 Premier League games Brighton played in June and July 2020 during lockdown, how many did Bissouma miss?

His only goal of the 2019-20 season came against which opponents?

Bissouma picked up the first and only red card of his Brighton career against Newcastle United. What was the score that day?

What happened when Bissouma took Brighton's third penalty in their FA Cup shoot out away at Newport County in 2021?

Bissouma was controversially beaten to Supporters' Player of the Season 2020-21 by which Albion teammate?

On his return from international exile at AFCON 2021, which round of the tournament did Bissouma help Mali reach?

He only scored once at the Amex for Brighton during his Albion career. Who did that goal come against?

How many appearances did Bissouma end his Brighton career with in all competitions?

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