Ihlas Bebou

Ihlas Bebou

Bebou with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sokodé, Togo
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right winger, centre-forward
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2009	Garather SV
2009–2011	VfB 03 Hilden
2011–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	12	(5)
2015–2017	Fortuna Düsseldorf	70	(11)
2017–2019	Hannover	42	(9)
2019–	TSG Hoffenheim	144	(36)
International career‡
2016–	Togo	34	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ihlas Bebou (born 23 April 1994) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Togo national team. ^[2]

Club career

Bebou started playing football at Garather SV and VfB Hilden before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2011. ^{[3] [4]} In December 2016 and June 2017, he rejected contract extensions with his current contract running out in 2018. ^{[4] [5]}

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Bebou joined Bundesliga side Hannover. ^[6]

On 16 May 2019, it was confirmed, that Bebou would join TSG Hoffenheim from the upcoming season. ^[7] He penned a four-year contract. ^[7]

International career

Bebou debuted for the Togo national team in a 5–0 win over Djibouti on 4 September 2016. ^{[8] [9]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	7	1	—		—		7	1
	2013–14	Regionalliga West	5	4	—		—		5	4
	2014–15	Regionalliga West	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Regionalliga West	4	1	—		—		4	1
	Total		18	6	—		—		18	6
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	10	2	—		—		10	2
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	23	2	1	0	—		24	2
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	32	5	2	1	—		34	6
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	4	2	0	0	—		4	2
	Total		70	11	3	1	—		73	12
Hannover	2017–18	Bundesliga	30	5	1	0	—		31	5
	2018–19	Bundesliga	12	4	2	1	—		14	5
	Total		42	9	3	1	—		45	10
TSG Hoffenheim	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	6	3	1	—		35	7
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	9	2	0	6 [a]	0	40	9
	2021–22	Bundesliga	28	7	1	0	—		29	7
	2022–23	Bundesliga	19	7	1	0	—		20	7
	2023–24	Bundesliga	32	7	2	0	—		34	7
	2024–25	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		144	36	9	1	6	0	159	37
Career total			274	62	15	3	6	0	295	65

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Togo	2016	3	0
	2017	9	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	6	0
	2023	6	0
Total		34	1

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first. ^[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2019	Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France	Cape Verde	1–0	1–2	Friendly

References

1. "Ihlas Bebou". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "Bebou, Ihlas". worldfootball.net. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. Jolitz, Bernd (12 March 2015). "Fortuna Düsseldorf: Ihlas Bebou kann endlich wieder angreifen". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
4. "Düsseldorf: Keine Einigung mit Bebou". kicker Online (in German). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
5. "Bebou lehnt neues Vertragsangebot ab". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
6. "Bebou bei 96 gelandet: "Ein großer Schritt für mich"". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
7. "Amtlich: Bebou wechselt zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim" [Official: Bebou moves to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]. Kicker (in German). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
8. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ihlas Bebou". www.national-football-teams.com.

External links

• Ihlas Bebou at Soccerway
• Kicker Profile