Ebrahima 'Ibou' Sawaneh (born 7 September 1986) is a football striker from The Gambia who is currently playing for Wilrijk in the Belgian Provincial Leagues. In the past he played for various clubs, including Lech Poznan, KSK Beveren, KV Kortrijk, KV Mechelen, RAEC Mons, OH Leuven and Muaither.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebrahima Sawaneh | ||
| Date of birth | September 7, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Serekunda, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wilrijk | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | BSC Frankfurt | ||
| 1997–1998 | SC Steinberg | ||
| 1998–2002 | SG Dietzenbach | ||
| 2002–2004 | SG Rosenhöhe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Lech Poznań | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | SK Beveren | 39 | (23) |
| 2008–2012 | KV Kortrijk | 60 | (8) |
| 2011 | → KV Mechelen (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mons (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | OH Leuven | 49 | (21) |
| 2013–2014 | → Muaither (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 34 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Roeselare | 19 | (5) |
| 2018 | Tubize | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Titus Pétange | 13 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | URSL Visé | 22 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Lokeren-Temse | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | City Pirates | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wilrijk | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007– | Gambia | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 11 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Ebrahima Sawaneh has a double nationality (Gambian-German), but makes his appearance for the Gambia national football team.
Career edit
On 3 February 2014, Ibou Sawaneh returned to his parent club OH Leuven after a four-month loan spell in Qatar at Muaither.[1]
In January 2019, Ibou joined Titus Pétange in Luxembourg on a half-year contract. He left the club at the end of his contract in July 2019, having played 13 league games and scored 7 goals.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Gambian Ibou Sawaneh returns to Belgium - Daily Observer". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ Striker Ibou Sawaneh’s Pétange contract expires Archived 2019-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, thepoint.gm, 20 June 2019
External links edit
- Ebrahima Sawaneh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ebrahima Sawaneh at Soccerway
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