Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)
 Sissoko in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Entente SSG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Entente SSG | 35 | (5) |
| 2017 | Épinal | 14 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Béziers | 24 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Lorient | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Lorient B | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Béziers (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Niort | 49 | (25) |
| 2021 | Niort B | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sochaux | 35 | (13) |
| 2023– | Saint-Étienne | 43 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Mali | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 13 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 | |||
Ibrahim Sissoko (born 27 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]Sissoko joined Béziers in the 2017–18 season and was one of their key players in helping them get promoted into the Ligue 2. He signed with FC Lorient in the summer of 2018, and returned on loan to Béziers,[2] where he made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018.[3] He returned to Lorient in December 2018.[4] Sissoko left Niort at the end of the 2021–22 season,[5] having scored 26 goals in 52 appearances for the club in all competitions.
On 30 June 2022, Sissoko signed a four-year contract with Sochaux.[6]
On 6 July 2023, Sissoko joined Saint-Étienne on a three-year contract.[7]
International career
[edit]Sissoko holds French and Malian nationalities.[8][9] He was called up to the Mali national team for 2022 World Cup qualification matches in March 2022.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 December 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Entente SSG | 2013–14 | CFA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | CFA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | CFA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Épinal | 2016–17 | National | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| Béziers | 2017–18 | National | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | |
| Béziers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Lorient | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Niort | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 10 | —[a] | — | 24 | 10 | |||
| Total | 49 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 26 | ||
| Niort B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 230 | 75 | ||
- ^ Niort was excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France.
- ^ One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of matches played on 3 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sissoko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Chad |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ibrahim Sissoko" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim Sissoko revient en prêt !". 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "IBRAHIM SISSOKO DE RETOUR À LORIENT". FC Lorient. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Départ de 5 joueurs". Chamois Niortais FC. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "IBRAHIM SISSOKO S'ENGAGE POUR QUATRE SAISONS !" (in French). Sochaux. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Ibrahim Sissoko est Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahim SISSOKO".
- ^ "France (L2) : Plus de 33 joueurs d'origine malienne en lice – Reference14Sport". 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "The list of the 28 players for the confrontation with Tunisia". Facebook. Fédération Malienne de Football.
External links
[edit]- Ibrahim Sissoko at Soccerway
- ASB Profile Archived 3 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- LFP Profile
- FCL Profile
- SSG Profile
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- SAS Épinal players
- Entente SSG players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Ligue 1 players
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