Wilson Isidor

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Wilson Isidor
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Isidor with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Wilson Isidor [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2009 Le Rheu
2009–2018 Rennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Rennes II 4 (0)
2018–2022 Monaco II 21 (5)
2018–2022 Monaco 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Laval (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 → Laval II (loan) 4 (3)
2020–2021 → Bastia-Borgo (loan) 29 (15)
2022–2024 Lokomotiv Moscow 35 (16)
2023–2024 → Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 14 (2)
2024–2025 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 (1)
2024–2025 → Sunderland (loan) 26 (9)
2025– Sunderland 20 (5)
International career
2017 France U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 France U18 7 (4)
2018–2019 France U19 8 (8)
2019 France U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025

Wilson Isidor (born 27 August 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Sunderland. [3]

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Club career

Monaco

On 11 November 2018, Isidor made his professional debut with Monaco in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. [4] He subsequently had loan spells in Championnat National with Laval in the 2019–20 season and Bastia-Borgo in the 2020–21 season. [5] [6] In his time at Bastia-Borgo he was named Championnat National revelation of the season. [7]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 22 January 2022, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. [8] He scored at least once in each of his first 6 games in the Russian Premier League, repeating the record for most consecutive games with a goal at the start of the league career that was set a week prior to Isidor's sixth game by Yusuf Yazıcı. [9] He was selected player of the month for April 2022 by the Russian Premier League. [10]

On 30 January 2023, Lyon announced that Isidor failed their medical test due to persistent knee pain, which cancelled his loan move to the club. [11]

Upon recovering from injury, Isidor finished the 2022–23 Russian Premier League season with 6 goals in the last 7 games, all after coming in as a second-half substitute.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 9 September 2023, Isidor moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg on loan for the 2023–24 season. Zenit reported that the contract includes an option to buy, while Lokomotiv reported it as an obligation to buy. [12] [13] The transfer was officially made permanent on 5 July 2024. [14]

Sunderland

On 23 August 2024, Isidor joined EFL Championship club Sunderland on an initial season-long loan deal with the option to buy. [15]

On 1 February 2025, Isidor signed a permanent deal with Sunderland, with a contract running until the summer of 2028. [16] On 9 May, Isidor scored in Sunderland's 2–1 away win over Coventry City in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tie. [17] Sunderland would go on to reach the play-off final against Sheffield United on 24 May; they scored two late goals in the second half to secure promotion, marking the club's return to the Premier League since the 2016–17 season. [18]

On 16 August 2025, Isidor scored Sunderland's third goal in their 3–0 win over West Ham on the club's return to the Premier League. [19]

International career

Born in France, Isidor is of Haitian and Malagasy descent. [20] [ non-primary source needed ] He was a youth international for France. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes II 2017–18 CFA 2 40————40
Monaco II 2018–19 CFA 2163————163
2019–20 CFA 221————21
2021–22 CFA 231————31
Total215————215
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 101010000030
2021–22 Ligue 14020—3 [c] 0—90
Total5030103000120
Laval (loan) 2019–20 CFA 1410000——141
Laval II (loan) 2019–20 National 3 43————43
Bastia-Borgo (loan) 2020–21 CFA291500———2915
Lokomotiv Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 11710———127
2022–23 Russian Premier League20842———2410
2023–24 Russian Premier League4121———62
Total3516730000004219
Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League14270———212
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2024–25 Russian Premier League3121———52
Sunderland (loan) 2024–25 Championship 26900———269
Sunderland 2024–25 Championship173———3 [d] 1204
2025–26 Premier League 320010——42
Total4614001000315015
Career total1755619420303120261

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Sunderland

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Youth League 2018/2019: Booking List before Knockout Round Play-offs" (PDF). UEFA. 11 February 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wilson Isidor". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Wilson Isidor at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 13ème journée – AS Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain". lfp.fr.
  5. ↑ "Transferts : Wilson Isidor (Monaco) prêté à Laval". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "National. L'attaquant monégasque Wilson Isidor arrive en prêt à Bastia-Borgo" (in French). footamateur.fr. 28 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "N1 : meilleur joueur, meilleur gardien, équipe-type... découvrez tous les lauréats des trophées N1" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Вилсон Изидор стал игроком "Локомотива"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 22 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Изидор забил в 6-м подряд матче за "Локомотив" в РПЛ и повторил рекорд Языджи" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 17 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "ИЗИДОР, КАРПИН И ЩЕТИНИН – ЛУЧШИЕ В АПРЕЛЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Wilson Isidor ne signera pas à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Olympique Lyonnais (in French). 30 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Вильсон Изидор продолжит карьеру в "Зените"" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 9 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "ИЗИДОР ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ЗЕНИТ" НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Moscow. 9 September 2023.
  14. ↑ ""ЗЕНИТ" ОКОНЧАТЕЛЬНО ВЫКУПИЛ ИЗИДОРА У "ЛОКОМОТИВА"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 5 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Isidor arrives on Wearside". safc.com. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Isidor completes Wearside move". safc.com. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Coventry City 1-2 Sundetland". EFL. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Sunderland snatch promotion to Premier League by beating Sheffield United in playoff final". the Guardian. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sunderland beat West Ham on return to Premier League". The Independent. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Actualités Foot Lakay" – via Facebook.
  21. ↑ Rédaction. "Le Monégasque Wilson Isidor se régale avec les U19 français".
  22. ↑ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
  24. ↑ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  26. ↑ "Trophées 2025 : tous les lauréats" (in French). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "Trophée du mois : Wilson Isidor élu en janvier" (in French). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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