Ibrahima Savane (born 10 September 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Sedan.
![]() Savane in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sedan | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Noisy-le-Sec | 16 | (2) |
2015–2017 | UJAMP | 19 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Béziers | 54 | (5) |
2019 | Livingston | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Avranches | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Cholet | 19 | (1) |
2021– | Sedan | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2021 |
Savane was born in Conakry, Guinea, and moved to Ivry-sur-Seine, France, at the age of one. He briefly returned to Guinea from age 11 to 13. He began his footballing career as a forward, but developed successfully as a left-back.[1]
Savane played amateur football with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec and UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole before signing for Béziers in the summer of 2016.[2]
He made his Ligue 2 debut for Béziers in a 2–0 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018.[3]
On 16 July 2019, Savane joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on a two-year deal on a free transfer from Béziers.[4] He left Scotland in November, having been unable to settle in the country.[5]
In January 2020, he trialled with 3. Liga side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach,[6] and Laval,[7] before signing for Avranches on 31 January 2020.[8]
In June 2020 he moved to fellow Championnat National side SO Cholet, signing a one-year contract with an option for an extra year should the club achieve promotion.[9]
After not playing in the first half of the 2021–22 season, on 2 December 2021 he signed with Sedan, also in Championnat National.[10]
CS Sedan Ardennes – current squad | |
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