Wilson Isidor

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

Wilson Isidor

Isidor with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Wilson Isidor[1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	17	(3)
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 3 May 2025

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 (loan)

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

Sunderland

On 1 February 2025, Isidor signed a permanent deal with Sunderland, with a contract running until the summer of 2028.^[16]

International career

Born in France, Isidor is of Haitian and Malagasy descent.^{[17][non-primary source needed]} He was a youth international for France.^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes II	2017–18	CFA 2	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Monaco II	2018–19	CFA 2	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
	2019–20	CFA 2	2	1	—		—		—		—		2	1
	2021–22	CFA 2	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
	Total		21	5	—		—		—		—		21	5
Monaco	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	4	0	2	0	—		3[c]	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		5	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
Laval (loan)	2019–20	CFA	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
Laval II (loan)	2019–20	National 3	4	3	—		—		—		—		4	3
Bastia-Borgo (loan)	2020–21	CFA	29	15	0	0	—		—		0	0	29	15
Lokomotiv Moscow	2021–22	Russian Premier League	11	7	1	0	—		—		—		12	7
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	20	8	4	2	—		—		—		24	10
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	4	1	2	1	—		—		—		6	2
	Total		35	16	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	19
Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan)	2023–24	Russian Premier League	14	2	7	0	—		—		—		21	2
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2024–25	Russian Premier League	3	1	2	1	—		—		—		5	2
Sunderland (loan)	2024–25	Championship	26	9	0	0	—		—		—		26	9
Sunderland		Championship	17	3	0	0	—		—		3[d]	1	20	4
	Total		43	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	46	13
Career total			172	54	19	4	1	0	3	0	3	1	198	59

1. Includes Russian Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2023–24^[19]
• Russian Cup: 2023–24^[20]
• Russian Super Cup: 2024^[21]

Sunderland

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2025^[22]

Individual

• Championnat National Young Player of the Season: 2020–21^[23]
• Championnat National Player of the Month: January 2021^[24]