Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)

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

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 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)
2018 → Béziers (loan) 13 (3)
2019–2022 Chamois Niortais 49 (25)
2022–2023 Sochaux 35 (13)
2023- Saint-Étienne 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023

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
As of matches played 14 May 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Entente SSG 2013–14 CFA 6300—63
2014–15 8000—80
2015–16 12210—132
2016–17 9020—110
Total35530—385
Épinal 2016–17 National 14400—144
Béziers 2017–18 National 24800—248
Lorient 2018–19 Ligue 2 40000040
Béziers (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 1331010153
Chamois Niortais 2019–20 Ligue 2 251510212816
2020–21 0000—[lower-alpha 1]00
2021–22 2410—[lower-alpha 2]—2410
Total 492510215226
Career total 13945503114746
  1. The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition
  2. Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

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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