Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Wilfried Stephane Singo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2019 | Denguélé | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Torino | 98 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Monaco | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Ivory Coast U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Ivory Coast | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:40, 1 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 11 June 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.
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]
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]
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]
Singo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018. [9] He debuted for the senior Ivory Coast national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021. [10]
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. [11]
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. [12] [13] [14]
Singo primarily plays as a right wing-back or right full-back, but he previously played as a central defender. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torino | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Career total | 125 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 |
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