Ebrahima 'Ibou' Sawaneh (born 7 September 1986) is a football striker from The Gambia who is currently playing for City Pirates in the Belgian Division 2. 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 | |||
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Full name | Ebrahima Sawaneh | ||
Date of birth | (1986-09-07) September 7, 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Serekunda, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | City Pirates | ||
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– | City Pirates | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
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.
On 3 February 2014 Ibou Sawaneh returned to his parent club OH Leuven after a four-month loan spell in Qatar at Muaither SC. [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]
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