Mohamadou Idrissou

Mohamadou Idrissou (born 8 March 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Mohamadou Idrissou

Idrissou playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-03-08) 8 March 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Racing FC Bafoussam	20	(5)
1999–2000	Cotonsport Garoua	24	(7)
2000–2001	FSV Frankfurt	18	(15)
2001–2002	SV Wehen	31	(13)
2002–2006	Hannover 96	60	(13)
2006–2007	MSV Duisburg	45	(8)
2008–2010	SC Freiburg	74	(25)
2010–2011	Borussia Mönchengladbach	33	(5)
2011–2012	Eintracht Frankfurt	26	(14)
2012–2014	1. FC Kaiserslautern	61	(30)
2014	Maccabi Haifa	5	(0)
2015	Shkëndija	5	(0)
2015–2017	KFC Uerdingen 05	22	(9)
2018	Union Hallein	11	(2)
2018–2019	FC Kufstein	26	(15)
2019	DSV Leoben	19	(12)
2020	Rot-Weiss Frankfurt	1	(0)
2020–2021	Viktoria Griesheim	5	(1)
Total		486	(174)
International career
2003–2014	Cameroon	39	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

On the last day of the summer transfer window 2011, Idrissou moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.^[1]

Having contributed 14 goals to Eintracht Frankfurt's return to the Bundesliga in 2011–12, Idrissou unexpectedly signed for 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 27 July 2012.

On 21 May 2014, he signed with Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.^[2] He was waived by the team on 13 November 2014. In the following winter-break he moved to the Republic of Macedonia where he signed with FK Shkëndija.^[3]

In 2015 he moved back to Germany to KFC Uerdingen 05.

After two years he moved to Union Hallein.

During the summer transfer period 2018 he moved to Austria to FC Kufstein.

In October 2020, Idrissou signed for Viktoria Griesheim in the fifth-tier Hessenliga.^[4] He retired from football in 2021.^[5]

International career

Idrissou was part of the Cameroon national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, which finished top of its group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals. He also played for Cameroon at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[6]

Honors

SC Freiburg

• 2. Bundesliga: 2008–09^[7]

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up 2008^[8]