Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)

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Ibrahim Sissoko
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Sissoko in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 29)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

On 30 June 2025, Sissoko joined German club VfL Bochum. [8]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Entente SSG 2013–14 CFA 6300—63
2014–15 CFA8000—80
2015–16 CFA12210—132
2016–17 CFA9020—110
Total35530—385
Épinal 2016–17 National 14400—144
Béziers 2017–18 National24800—248
Béziers (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 21331010153
Lorient 2018–19 Ligue 2 40000040
Lorient B 2018–19 National 2 10——10
Niort 2019–20 Ligue 2251510212816
2020–21 Ligue 20000—00
2021–22 Ligue 22410— [a] —2410
Total492510215226
Niort B 2021–22 National 3 10——10
Sochaux 2022–23 Ligue 2351300—3513
Saint-Étienne 2023–24 Ligue 22912003 [b] 13213
2024–25 Ligue 120310—213
Total491510315316
Career total22573606223775
  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 2023 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 3–13–1 2026 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. Archived from the original on 6 July 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. ↑ "Bochum sign striker Ibrahim Sissoko on free transfer". bulinews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ibrahim SISSOKO".
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "The list of the 28 players for the confrontation with Tunisia". Facebook. Fédération Malienne de Football.
  12. ↑ Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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