Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)

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Ibrahim Sissoko
Sissoko in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)
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 L'Entente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 L'Entente 35 (5)
2017 Épinal 14 (4)
2017–2018 Béziers 24 (8)
2018–2019 Lorient 4 (0)
2018Béziers (loan) 13 (3)
2019–2022 Chamois Niortais 49 (25)
2022–2023 Sochaux 35 (13)
2023– Saint-Étienne 27 (11)
International career
2023– Mali 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Ibrahim Sissoko (born 27 November 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saint-Étienne. He also holds a French passport.

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 matches played 6 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Entente SSG 2013–14 CFA 6 3 0 0 6 3
2014–15 8 0 0 0 8 0
2015–16 12 2 1 0 13 2
2016–17 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
Lorient 2018–19 Ligue 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Béziers (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 13 3 1 0 1 0 15 3
Chamois Niortais 2019–20 Ligue 2 25 15 1 0 2 1 28 16
2020–21 0 0 0 0 [a] 0 0
2021–22 24 10 [b] 24 10
Total 49 25 1 0 2 1 52 26
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2022–23 Ligue 2 35 13 0 0 35 13
Saint-Étienne 2023–24 Ligue 2 27 11 0 0 27 11
Career total 201 69 5 0 3 1 209 70
  1. ^ The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition
  2. ^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

International[edit]

As of matches played on 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Sissoko
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]

  1. ^ "Ibrahim Sissoko" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Sissoko revient en prêt !". 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "IBRAHIM SISSOKO DE RETOUR À LORIENT". FC Lorient. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Départ de 5 joueurs". Chamois Niortais FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "IBRAHIM SISSOKO S'ENGAGE POUR QUATRE SAISONS !" (in French). Sochaux. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Ibrahim Sissoko est Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/ibrahim-sissoko-23233/
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "The list of the 28 players for the confrontation with Tunisia". Facebook. Fédération Malienne de Football.

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