Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)

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.

Ibrahim Sissoko
Sissoko in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-27) 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 29 (12)
International career‡
2023– Mali 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Club career

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

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

Club
As of matches played 2 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup League cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Entente SSG 2013–14 CFA 6300—63
2014–15 CFA 8000—80
2015–16 CFA 12210—132
2016–17 CFA 9020—110
Total35530—385
Épinal 2016–17 National 14400—144
Béziers 2017–18 National 24800—248
Béziers (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 13 3 1 0 1 0 15 3
Lorient 2018–19 Ligue 2 40000040
Lorient B 2018–19 National 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Niort 2019–20 Ligue 2 251510212816
2020–21 Ligue 2 0000—00
2021–22 Ligue 2 2410—[lower-alpha 1]—2410
Total 492510215226
Niort B 2021–22 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Sochaux 2022–23 Ligue 2 351300—3513
Saint-Étienne 2023–24 Ligue 2 2912003[lower-alpha 2] 13213
Career total 20570506221672
  1. Niort was excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France.
  2. One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International
As of matches played on 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202321
202440
Total61
Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sissoko goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Sissoko
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2023Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Chad3–13–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  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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