Ibrahima Sanoh

Ibra Sanoh

Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Sanoh
Date of birth	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	UPEI Panthers	11	(2)
2014–2017	Holland Hurricanes	70	(101)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	HFX Wanderers	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2020

Ibrahima Sanoh (born 11 April 1994) is a Guinean former footballer.

Early life

Born in Guinea, Sanoh moved to Canada in 2011 to attend school and learn English. ^[1] In 2014, he played at the amateur level with Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers SC Bayern. ^[2] In 2019, he played with PEI FC. ^[3]

College career

He began attending the University of Prince Edward Island, but was not able to play for the men's soccer team in his first year, but did train with the team. ^[4] He began playing for the soccer team in 2012, scoring in his first game for the team in a 3-1 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties on September 8, 2012, also earning the team’s rookie of the year honours that season. ^[4] He then took the following year off. ^[4]

In 2014, he began attending Holland College. ^[4] In his four seasons, he was named a CCAA All-Canadian and the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association player of the year four years in a row. ^{[5] [6] [7]} He was named a all-star at the national tournament in 2015. ^[8] In February 2017, he was named the PEI Soccer Association Male Athlete of the Year for 2016. ^{[9] [10]} In his fourth season with Holland in 2017, he helped them win bronze at the national championships, after having won four conference titles. ^{[11] [8]} That season, he was named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year, ^[12] becoming the first Holland player to earn the honour in any sport. ^[13] He was also named the school's Male Athlete of the Year on two occasions - the 2014/15 season and 2017/18 season. ^[14] In his time with Holland, he scored a record 101 goals in 70 games played. ^[15]

Club career

In January 2018, Sanoh attended a combine with the coaches of Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, ^[16] returning a couple of weeks later to trial with the second team, Toronto FC II. ^{[17] [18]}

Sanoh appeared in a friendly for the HFX Wanderers FC Atlantic Selects team (which occurred prior to the Wanderers formal professional launch in 2019) in 2018 against Fortuna Düsseldorf's U-21 team, scoring a goal in the match. ^{[19] [20]}

In December 2019, he signed a professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. ^{[21] [22]} The club waited for his Canadian permanent residency paperwork to be finalized before officially signing his, allowing him to count as a domestic player for roster purposes. ^[23] He made his professional debut on August 15 as a substitute against Pacific FC, also scoring his first goal on a penalty kick in a 2-2 draw. ^{[24] [25]} After the 2020 season, he was released by the club. ^[26]

References

1. Thompson, Marty (August 7, 2020). "HFX Wanderers' Ibra Sanoh: Playing in P.E.I. 'made me hungry to go pro'". Canadian Premier League .
2. "Sport PEI Awards 2014". PEI Soccer Association. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
3. "Sanoh leads P.E.I. F.C. to victory". SaltWire Network . June 9, 2019.
4. Malloy, Jason (July 29, 2020). "Halifax Wanderers' striker Ibra Sanoh excited to play in second home of Charlottetown". SaltWire Network .
5. "Briar Roberts, Ibra Sanoh receive Holland College weekly honours". SaltWire Network . November 1, 2016.
6. "Holland Hurricanes' Roberts, Sanoh nab major soccer awards". SaltWire Network . October 28, 2016.
7. "Higgins, Sanoh receive Hurricanes weekly honours". SaltWire Network . November 14, 2017.
8. "Sanoh ready to make it count at Toronto FC combine". SaltWire Network . January 5, 2018.
9. "Sanoh, Roberts named best on Prince Edward Island". Canadian Soccer Association . February 28, 2017.
10. Reid, Charles (February 7, 2017). "Saluting the Island's best". SaltWire Network .
11. Yarr, Kevin (November 14, 2017). "'I wanted to make it count': College soccer stars celebrate bronze". CBC News .
12. Yarr, Kevin (November 8, 2017). "Holland College athlete named national soccer player of the year". CBC News .
13. "Sanoh named CCAA's top player". SaltWire Network . November 8, 2017.
14. "Hurricanes Athletics Major Award Winners". Holland College .
15. Hampshire, Gareth (August 11, 2020). "Wanderers' PEI star Ibra Sanoh reunited with Holland College bus driver at Island Games". HFX Wanderers .
16. Yarr, Kevin (January 12, 2018). "Holland College soccer star aims to go pro". CBC News .
17. Malloy, Jason. "Sanoh earns call back to Toronto FC II". SaltWire Network .
18. Yarr, Kevin (January 31, 2018). "Toronto FC invite 'like a door to my dream' for P.E.I. soccer player". CBC News .
19. Yarr, Kevin (December 4, 2019). "Holland College soccer star signs with Halifax pro team". CBC News .
20. Murray, Andrew. "Ibra Sanoh Interview". CPL Fever.
21. Jacques, John (December 3, 2019). "Wanderers Sign Ibrahima Sanoh". Northern Tribune.
22. "Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh". Canadian Premier League . December 3, 2019.
23. "Holland College grad Ibra Sanoh signs with Halifax Wanderers". SaltWire Network . December 3, 2019.
24. Ross, Shane (August 19, 2020). "No cheers from the stands, but former Hurricane will always remember first pro goal". CBC News .
25. Hampshire, Gareth (September 4, 2020). "Ibra Sanoh in shout out to PEI's Purity Dairy for helping him live his Island Games dream". HFX Wanderers .
26. Thompson, Marty (March 31, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC unveil training camp roster; Sanoh and Kinumbe released". Canadian Premier League .

External links

• Ibrahima Sanoh at Soccerway