Issouf Macalou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2017 | AS Meudon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sochaux B | 46 | (11) |
| 2019 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 13 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | GOAL FC | 11 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Valenciennes | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Le Mans (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Red Star (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Sochaux | 35 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Sochaux B | 3 | (4) |
| 2025– | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2025 | |||
Issouf Macalou (born 27 December 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.
Career
[edit]Macalou began his senior career with the youth academy of Sochaux, before playing for Louhans-Cuiseaux and GOAL FC. On 25 January 2021, Macalou signed a three-year contract with Valenciennes.[1] He made his professional debut with Valenciennes in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over USL Dunkerque on 30 January 2021.[2]
On 23 July 2021, he moved to Le Mans on loan.[3]
On 7 July 2022, Macalou signed with Red Star.[4] Valenciennes announced that the transfer is a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5]
On 21 January 2025, Macalou moved to Universitatea Cluj in Romania.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "[Officiel] Issouf Macalou (ex-GOAL FC) est Valenciennois" (in French). 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Valenciennes vs. Dunkerque - 30 January 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISSOUF MACALOU REJOINT LE MANS FC" (in French). Le Mans. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "ISSOUF MACALOU REJOINT LE RED STAR FC" (in French). Red Star. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Issouf Macalou au Red Star FC" (in French). Valenciennes. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Issouf Macalou!" [Welcome, Issouf Macalou!] (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Issouf Macalou at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
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- Men's association football forwards
- Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
- GOAL FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Le Mans FC players
- Red Star FC players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- FC Universitatea Cluj players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football defender, 1990s birth stubs