# Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)

Ibrahim Sissoko (born 27 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

## Club career

Sissoko joined Béziers in the 2017–18 season and was one of their key players in helping them get promoted into the Ligue 2. He signed with FC Lorient in the summer of 2018, and returned on loan to Béziers, where he made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018. He returned to Lorient in December 2018. Sissoko left Niort at the end of the 2021–22 season, having scored 26 goals in 52 appearances for the club in all competitions.
On 30 June 2022, Sissoko signed a four-year contract with Sochaux.
On 6 July 2023, Sissoko joined Saint-Étienne on a three-year contract.

## International career

Sissoko holds French and Malian nationalities. He was called up to the Mali national team for 2022 World Cup qualification matches in March 2022.
On January 2, 2024, he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Entente SSG | 2013–14 | CFA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Entente SSG | 2014–15 | CFA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Entente SSG | 2015–16 | CFA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Entente SSG | 2016–17 | CFA | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Entente SSG | Total | Total | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Épinal | 2016–17 | National | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 |
| Béziers | 2017–18 | National | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 |
| Béziers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Lorient | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Niort | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
| Niort | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Niort | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 |
| Niort | Total | Total | 49 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 26 |
| Niort B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| Saint-Étienne | Total | Total | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 16 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 222 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 234 | 75 |
* ↑ Niort was excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France.
* ↑ One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

### International

    As of matches played on 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| Mali | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 1 |
    Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sissoko goal.