Wilfried Singo

Wilfried Singo

Singo with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Wilfried Stephane Singo
Date of birth	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2019	Denguélé
2019–2020	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Torino	98	(7)
2023–	Monaco	42	(2)
International career‡
2018	Ivory Coast U20	2	(1)
2021	Ivory Coast Olympic	4	(0)
2021–	Ivory Coast	27	(0)
Medal record Representing   Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 22 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Wilfried Stephane Singo (born 25 December 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

A youth product of Denguélé, Singo joined Torino in the summer of 2019 where he was assigned to the under-19 squad coached by Federico Coppitelli. ^[1] Initially deployed as a centre back, he was progressively shifted to the right full-back position over the course of the season. ^[2]

Torino

On 1 August 2019, Singo made his senior debut with Torino under Walter Mazzarri in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Debreceni. ^[3] He made his Serie A debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 4–2 away loss against Cagliari. ^{[4] [5]} In his first start for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the penultimate round of the season at home against Roma. ^[6]

Monaco

On 17 August 2023, Singo officially joined Ligue 1 side Monaco for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the Monégasque club. ^{[7] [8]} On 22 October 2024, he recorded his first Champions League goal and assist in a 5–1 victory over Red Star Belgrade. ^[9]

International career

Singo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018. ^[10] He debuted for the Ivory Coast senior national team| in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021. ^[11]

Singo was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, making four appearances as the nation reached the quarter-finals of the Men's football tournament. ^[12]

In December 2023, Singo was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and ended up winning the tournament. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Style of play

Singo primarily plays as a right-sided wing-back or full-back, having previously played as a central defender. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 February 2025 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torino	2019–20	Serie A	4	1	0	0	3 [a]	0	7	1
	2020–21	Serie A	28	1	2	0	—		30	1
	2021–22	Serie A	35	3	1	0	—		36	3
	2022–23	Serie A	31	2	4	0	—		35	2
	2023–24	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		98	7	8	0	3	0	109	7
Monaco	2023–24	Ligue 1	25	1	0	0	—		25	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	17	1	2	0	6 [b]	2	25	3
	Total		42	2	2	0	6	2	50	4
Career total			140	9	10	0	9	2	159	11

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2021	2	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	16	0
Total		27	0

Honours

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 ^[19]

References

1. "Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo". Toro.it. 10 June 2019.
2. "L'Evoluzione di Singo: Da centrale a esterno, Sesia ha un giocatore duttile". 23 October 2019.
3. "Debrecen vs. Torino – 1 August 2019". Soccerway.
4. "Cagliari-Torino 4–2". Torino F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. "I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
6. "Torino-Roma 2–3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. Comberousse, Anthony (17 August 2023). "Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
8. "Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
9. "Monaco 5–1 Red Star Belgrade". BBC Sport. 22 October 2024.
10. "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire U20 vs Gabon U20 – 2018-05-19 – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
11. "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive".
12. "Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
13. "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024– via Facebook.
14. Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
15. "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
16. "Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
17. "W. Singo". Soccerway.
18. "Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
19. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
• Wilfried Singo – UEFA competition record ( archive )