Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1991)

Ibrahim Sissoko (born 29 November 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s in the 2011 Toulon Tournament.^{[citation needed]} He is the brother of former Malian player Mohamed Sissoko.^[1]

Ibrahim Sissoko

Sissoko with Saint-Étienne
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2009	Athletic Adjamé
2009–2010	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Académica	22	(0)
2012–2014	VfL Wolfsburg	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	28	(2)
2013–2014	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Saint-Étienne II (loan)	3	(0)
2014	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	16	(1)
2014–2015	Eskişehirspor	26	(1)
2015–2016	Konyaspor	8	(1)
2017–2018	Doxa Katokopias	19	(0)
2018-2020	Eskişehirspor	30	(5)
2020–2021	BB Erzurumspor	29	(3)
2021	Akhisarspor	8	(1)
2023–2024	Sreenidi Deccan	25	(e)
International career
2011	Ivory Coast U20	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

Sissoko joined German side VfL Wolfsburg from Académica de Coimbra of the Portuguese Primeira Liga in January 2012 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million, after Wolfsburg activated his release clause.^[2][3]

Loan to Panathinaikos

Sissoko was not considered a first team regular at Wolfsburg and in July 2012 he was loaned out to the Greek side Panathinaikos for a year in order to "gain some match practice at a top club", as Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath said.^[4]

Loan to Saint-Étienne

Sissoko joined French side Saint-Étienne in July 2013 for a year on loan.^[5]

Eskişehirspor

On 26 August 2014, Sissoko signed a three-year contract with Eskişehirspor.^[6][7]

Doxa Katokopias

On 7 June 2017, Doxa Katokopias announced the signing of Sissoko.^[8]

Sreenidi Deccan

In August 2023, Sissoko signed with I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.^[9][10]

Sreenidi Deccan parted ways with Sissoko on June 1st, 2024.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2024^[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League[a]		Cup[b]		Continental[c]		Others[d]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Académica	2010–11	9	0	2	0	–	–	1	0	12	0
	2011–12	13	0	3	0	–	–	2	0	18	0
	Total	22	0	5	0	–	–	3	0	30	0
VfL Wolfsburg	2011–12	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	2012–13	28	2	2	0	9	1	–	–	39	3
Saint-Étienne (loan)	2013–14	4	0	–	–	1	0	–	–	5	0
Saint-Étienne II (loan)	2013–14	3	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2013–14	16	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	1
Eskişehirspor	2014–15	15	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	16	0
Konyaspor	2015-16	8	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	9	1
Doxa Katokopias FC	2017-18	19	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	0
Eskişehirspor	2018-19	14	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	4
	2019-20	16	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	1
	Total	30	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	5
BB Erzurumspor	2019-20	16	2	2	1	–	–	–	–	18	3
	2020-21	13	1	2	0	–	–	–	–	15	1
	Total	29	3	4	1	–	–	–	–	33	4
Akhisarspor	2020-21	8	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	1
Sreenidi Deccan FC	2023-24	22	2	3	1	–	–	–	–	25	3
Career total		206	15	11	2	10	1	–	–	227	18

Notes

1. Includes appearances in the Primeira Liga, Bundesliga, Superleague Greece, Ligue 1, Championnat de France amateur 2, Segunda División, Süper Lig, Cyta Championship, TFF 1. Lig and I-League
2. Includes appearances in the Taça de Portugal, Greek Football Cup, Türkiye Kupası and Super Cup (India)
3. Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
4. Includes appearances in the Taça da Liga

Honours

Académica de Coimbra

• Taça de Portugal: 2011–12