![]() Sissoko in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
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) |
2023–2025 | Saint-Étienne | 49 | (15) |
2025– | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Mali | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2025 |
Ibrahim Sissoko (born 27 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
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]
On 30 June 2025, Sissoko joined German club VfL Bochum. [8]
Sissoko holds French and Malian nationalities. [9] [10] He was called up to the Mali national team for 2022 World Cup qualification matches in March 2022. [11]
On January 2, 2024, he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Entente SSG | 2013–14 | CFA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | |
2014–15 | CFA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | CFA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | CFA | 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 | |
Béziers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Lorient | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Lorient B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Niort | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 10 | — [a] | — | 24 | 10 | |||
Total | 49 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 26 | ||
Niort B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | |
Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 32 | 13 |
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
Total | 49 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 16 | ||
Career total | 225 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 237 | 75 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 November 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |