Kaba Gassama Cissokho[a] (born 16 August 1997) is a Spanish handball player for SG BBM Bietigheim and the Spanish national team.[1][2]

Kaba Gassama
Gassama in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kaba Gassama Cissokho
Born (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 27)
Granollers, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club SG BBM Bietigheim
Number 4
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2020
KH-7 Granollers
2020–2021
Nantes Atlantique Handball
2021–2022
Fleury Loiret HB
2022–
SG BBM Bietigheim
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
Spain 51 (70)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team

Gassama's older brother Mamadou Gassama is also a handball player,[3] and her other brother, Sekou Gassama, is a footballer.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gassama and the second or maternal family name is Cissokho.

References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Kaba Gassama, primera jugadora del KH-7 Granollers convocada amb l'absoluta" [Kaba Gassama, first KH-7 Granollers player called up with the absolute]. somgranollers.cat (in Catalan). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ Mas, Xavier (18 March 2017). "Dos hermanos bajo el mismo techo del Granollers" [Two brothers under the same roof in Granollers]. marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Sekou Gassama ens explica per què es va decantar per al futbol" [Sekou Gassama tells us why he opted for football]. beteve.cat (in Catalan). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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