Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1991)

Ibrahim Sissoko

Sissoko with Saint-Étienne
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2009	Athletic Adjamé
2009–2010	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Académica	22	(0)
2012–2014	VfL Wolfsburg	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	28	(2)
2013–2014	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Saint-Étienne II (loan)	3	(0)
2014	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	16	(1)
2014–2015	Eskişehirspor	26	(1)
2015–2016	Konyaspor	8	(1)
2017–2018	Doxa Katokopias	19	(0)
2018-2020	Eskişehirspor	30	(5)
2020–2021	BB Erzurumspor	29	(3)
2021	Akhisarspor	8	(1)
2023–2024	Sreenidi Deccan	25	(e)
International career
2011	Ivory Coast U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Ibrahim Sissoko (born 29 November 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s in the 2011 Toulon Tournament.^{[ citation needed ]} He is the brother of former Malian player Mohamed Sissoko. ^[1]

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

Sissoko joined German side VfL Wolfsburg from Académica de Coimbra of the Portuguese Primeira Liga in January 2012 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million, after Wolfsburg activated his release clause. ^{[2] [3]}

Loan to Panathinaikos

Sissoko was not considered a first team regular at Wolfsburg and in July 2012 he was loaned out to the Greek side Panathinaikos for a year in order to "gain some match practice at a top club", as Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath said. ^[4]

Loan to Saint-Étienne

Sissoko joined French side Saint-Étienne in July 2013 for a year on loan. ^[5]

Eskişehirspor

On 26 August 2014, Sissoko signed a three-year contract with Eskişehirspor. ^{[6] [7]}

Doxa Katokopias

On 7 June 2017, Doxa Katokopias announced the signing of Sissoko. ^[8]

Sreenidi Deccan

In August 2023, Sissoko signed with I-League club Sreenidi Deccan. ^{[9] [10]}

Sreenidi Deccan parted ways with Sissoko on June 1st, 2024. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2024 ^{[12] [13]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League [a]		Cup [b]		Continental [c]		Others [d]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Académica	2010–11	9	0	2	0	–	–	1	0	12	0
	2011–12	13	0	3	0	–	–	2	0	18	0
	Total	22	0	5	0	–	–	3	0	30	0
VfL Wolfsburg	2011–12	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	2012–13	28	2	2	0	9	1	–	–	39	3
Saint-Étienne (loan)	2013–14	4	0	–	–	1	0	–	–	5	0
Saint-Étienne II (loan)	2013–14	3	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2013–14	16	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	1
Eskişehirspor	2014–15	15	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	16	0
Konyaspor	2015-16	8	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	9	1
Doxa Katokopias FC	2017-18	19	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	0
Eskişehirspor	2018-19	14	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	4
	2019-20	16	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	1
	Total	30	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	5
BB Erzurumspor	2019-20	16	2	2	1	–	–	–	–	18	3
	2020-21	13	1	2	0	–	–	–	–	15	1
	Total	29	3	4	1	–	–	–	–	33	4
Akhisarspor	2020-21	8	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	1
Sreenidi Deccan FC	2023-24	22	2	3	1	–	–	–	–	25	3
Career total		206	15	11	2	10	1	–	–	227	18

Notes

1. Includes appearances in the Primeira Liga, Bundesliga, Superleague Greece, Ligue 1, Championnat de France amateur 2, Segunda División, Süper Lig, Cyta Championship, TFF 1. Lig and I-League
2. Includes appearances in the Taça de Portugal, Greek Football Cup, Türkiye Kupası and Super Cup (India)
3. Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
4. Includes appearances in the Taça da Liga

Honours

Académica de Coimbra

• Taça de Portugal: 2011–12

References

1. Hilton, Nick (3 May 2013). "Les Parry eyes several Tranmere Rovers signings, including Mohamed Sissoko's younger brother Ibrahim Sissoko". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. "Wolfsburg sign Ibrahim Sissoko from Academica de Coimbra & Felipe Lopes from Nacional". Goal.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
3. "Wolfsburg signs Felipe Lopes, Ibrahim Sissoko". foxsports.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
4. "Wolves loan out Sissoko to Panathinaikos". ESPN Soccernet. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
5. "Sissoko prêté un an (in French)". France Info. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
6. "Ibrahim Sissoko Eskişehirspor'da!". ajansspor.com. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
7. "Off to Turkey" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
8. "Ανακοίνωση Ibrahim Sissoko". www.doxafc.com.cy. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
9. Subrahmanyam, V. V. (25 August 2023). "I-League: Sreenidi Deccan FC signs Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sissoko". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
10. "Ibrahim Sissoko, Sajid Dhot sign for Sreenidi Deccan". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
11. https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-squad-sreenidi-deccan-fc-202411
12. "Ibrahim Sissoko profile". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
13. "Ibrahim Sissoko profile". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

External links

• Ibrahim Sissoko at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Ibrahim Sissoko at Soccerway