Ibrahim Meite (footballer)

Ibrahim Meite (born 29 July 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ibrahim Meite
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Meite[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996[2]
Place of birth Roehampton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
AG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Harrow Borough 16 (6)
2017–2019 Cardiff City 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Crawley Town (loan) 19 (2)
2019–2020 Crawley Town 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Woking (loan) 15 (4)
2020 → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 1 (0)
2020 Derry City 8 (1)
2021 Wingate & Finchley 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:23, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

Meite was born to Ivorian parents and raised in a council estate in Roehampton, London Borough of Wandsworth.[3] After playing for AG Academy and Harrow Borough, Meite trialled with Leicester City (in October 2016) and Cardiff City (in December 2016).[4][3] He turned professional with Cardiff City in January 2017,[5] making his debut for the club as a substitute in place of Craig Noone during a 0–0 draw with Wigan Athletic on 22 April 2017.[6]

On 25 August 2017, Meite joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan until January 2018.[7]

After being released by Cardiff, Meite returned to Crawley on a permanent deal in February 2019.[8][9]

On 3 August 2019 it was announced that Meite would be joining National League side Woking on a one-month loan.[10] The loan was extended for a further month on 2 September 2019,[11][12][13][14] which was then extended again on 4 October 2019 until 30 January 2020.[15] On 4 March 2020, Meite then joined Bulgarian Second Professional Football League side Pirin Blagoevgrad on loan until the end of the season.[16]

He was released by Crawley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[17]

In July 2020, Meite joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on a deal until the end of the 2020 season.[18] Meite later left the club in December, following just 11 appearances all season.[19]

On 27 August 2021, Meite signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side, Wingate & Finchley[20] and went onto score on his debut during a 4–1 away defeat to Haringey Borough.[21]

Personal life

In January 2018, Meite was charged with drink-driving at Brighton Magistrates' Court, following a speeding offence in Hove on 31 December 2017.[22] He was banned from driving for 17 months and made to pay a £380 fine plus £85 costs and £38 victim surcharge.[22]

In July 2020 he was charged with stabbing a man in September 2019 in Putney.[23] In early 2022 he went on trial, accused of stabbing a man in the back in a "premeditated and not provoked attack" in a London street. In the same incident he was also stabbed running away by the person he was alleged to have stabbed.[24]

On 15 December 2022, Meite was sentenced to 15 months in prison.[25]

Career statistics
As of 20 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrow Borough 2016–17[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 16664—6[lower-alpha 1]32813
Cardiff City 2016–17[6] Championship 100000—10
2017–18[27] Championship 000010—10
2018–19[28] Premier League 000000—00
Total 1000100020
Crawley Town (loan) 2017–18[27] League Two 19200003[lower-alpha 2]1223
Crawley Town 2018–19[28] League Two 200000—20
2019–20[29] League Two 000000—00
Total 2000000020
Woking (loan) 2019–20[29] National League 15420—1[lower-alpha 3]0184
Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 2019–20[30] Bulgarian Second League 1000000010
Derry City 2020[30] League of Ireland Premier Division 8120001[lower-alpha 4]0111
Wingate & Finchley 2021–22[31] Isthmian League Premier Division 10343—2[lower-alpha 3]0166
Career total 72161471013410027
  1. Two appearances and three goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances in FA Trophy.
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy.
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. Jack Vittles (3 January 2017). "Who is Ibrahim Meite? This is the man who looks likely to be Cardiff City's first January transfer signing". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. Sean Gallagher (13 October 2016). "Ibrahim Meite's potential is 'absolutely huge', says Harrow Borough boss". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. Michael Pearlman (6 January 2017). "Cardiff City sign Greg Halford and let Lex Immers go". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. Ian Mitchelmore (25 August 2017). "Sol Bamba signs new three-year deal with Cardiff City as Neil Warnock confirms Ibrahim Meite has joined Crawley on loan". WalesOnline. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. "Ibrahim Meite: Crawley Town sign forward following release by Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. "Profile". Crawley Town F.C. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. "Meite joins on loan". Woking FC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. "Crawley Town forward extends Woking loan". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk.
  12. "IBRAHIM MEITE EXTENDS LOAN DEAL WITH WOKING". www.crawleytownfc.com.
  13. "Ibrahim Meite loan extension". Woking FC Official Site.
  14. "Crawley's Meite extends Woking stay | Non League Daily".
  15. "Meite extends his stay with the Cards". Woking FC Official Site.
  16. Dunford, Mark (4 March 2020). "Former Cardiff striker joins Bulgarian side on loan from Crawley Town". crawleyobserver.co.uk. Crawley and Horley Observer. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. "2020/21 RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". www.crawleytownfc.com.
  18. O'Hehir, Paul (29 July 2020). "Derry City sign Ibrahim Meite and Jake Dunwoody". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  19. "League Of Ireland Tramsfers - 2021 Ins And Outs". Balls.ie. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  20. "Wingate&Finchley FC on Twitter". Wingate & Finchley F.C. Twitter. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. "Isthmian League - Premier Division – Haringey Borough 4 - 1 Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. "Striker is caught drink-driving". The Argus. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  23. Bennett-Ness, Jamie (20 July 2020). "Ex-Cardiff City footballer denies stabbing man in Putney". Wandsworth Times. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  24. Vaughan, Henry (4 February 2022). "Ex-Cardiff City striker 'stabbed man in unprovoked attack', court told". Wales Online. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  25. Jones, John (15 December 2022). "Ex-Cardiff City striker 'stabbed man in unprovoked attack', court told". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  26. "Ibrahim Meite". Harrow Borough Official Site. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  27. "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  28. "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  29. "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  30. "I. Meité". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  31. "Wingate & Finchley – Appearances – Ibrahim Meite". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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