Ibrahima Sanoh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahima Sanoh | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | UPEI Panthers | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Holland Hurricanes | 70 | (101) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | HFX Wanderers | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2020 | |||
Ibrahima Sanoh (born 11 April 1994) is a Guinean former footballer.
Early life[edit]
Born in Guinea, Sanoh moved to Canada in 2011 to attend school and learn English.[1] In 2014, he played at the amateur level with Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers SC Bayern.[2] In 2019, he played with PEI FC.[3]
College career[edit]
He began attending the University of Prince Edward Island, but was not able to play for the men's soccer team in his first year, but did train with the team.[4] He began playing for the soccer team in 2012, scoring in his first game for the team in a 3-1 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties on September 8, 2012, also earning the team’s rookie of the year honours that season.[4] He then took the following year off.[4]
In 2014, he began attending Holland College.[4] In his four seasons, he was named a CCAA All-Canadian and the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association player of the year four years in a row.[5][6][7] He was named a all-star at the national tournament in 2015.[8] In February 2017, he was named the PEI Soccer Association Male Athlete of the Year for 2016.[9][10] In his fourth season with Holland in 2017, he helped them win bronze at the national championships, after having won four conference titles.[11][8] That season, he was named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year,[12] becoming the first Holland player to earn the honour in any sport.[13] He was also named the school's Male Athlete of the Year on two occasions - the 2014/15 season and 2017/18 season.[14] In his time with Holland, he scored a record 101 goals in 70 games played.[15]
Club career[edit]
In January 2018, Sanoh attended a combine with the coaches of Major League Soccer club Toronto FC,[16] returning a couple of weeks later to trial with the second team, Toronto FC II.[17][18]
Sanoh appeared in a friendly for the HFX Wanderers FC Atlantic Selects team (which occurred prior to the Wanderers formal professional launch in 2019) in 2018 against Fortuna Düsseldorf's U-21 team, scoring a goal in the match.[19][20]
In December 2019, he signed a professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[21][22] The club waited for his Canadian permanent residency paperwork to be finalized before officially signing his, allowing him to count as a domestic player for roster purposes.[23] He made his professional debut on August 15 as a substitute against Pacific FC, also scoring his first goal on a penalty kick in a 2-2 draw.[24][25] After the 2020 season, he was released by the club.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ Thompson, Marty (August 7, 2020). "HFX Wanderers' Ibra Sanoh: Playing in P.E.I. 'made me hungry to go pro'". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Sport PEI Awards 2014". PEI Soccer Association. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sanoh leads P.E.I. F.C. to victory". SaltWire Network. June 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Malloy, Jason (July 29, 2020). "Halifax Wanderers' striker Ibra Sanoh excited to play in second home of Charlottetown". SaltWire Network.
- ^ "Briar Roberts, Ibra Sanoh receive Holland College weekly honours". SaltWire Network. November 1, 2016.
- ^ "Holland Hurricanes' Roberts, Sanoh nab major soccer awards". SaltWire Network. October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Higgins, Sanoh receive Hurricanes weekly honours". SaltWire Network. November 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sanoh ready to make it count at Toronto FC combine". SaltWire Network. January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Sanoh, Roberts named best on Prince Edward Island". Canadian Soccer Association. February 28, 2017.
- ^ Reid, Charles (February 7, 2017). "Saluting the Island's best". SaltWire Network.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (November 14, 2017). "'I wanted to make it count': College soccer stars celebrate bronze". CBC News.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (November 8, 2017). "Holland College athlete named national soccer player of the year". CBC News.
- ^ "Sanoh named CCAA's top player". SaltWire Network. November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Hurricanes Athletics Major Award Winners". Holland College.
- ^ Hampshire, Gareth (August 11, 2020). "Wanderers' PEI star Ibra Sanoh reunited with Holland College bus driver at Island Games". HFX Wanderers.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (January 12, 2018). "Holland College soccer star aims to go pro". CBC News.
- ^ Malloy, Jason. "Sanoh earns call back to Toronto FC II". SaltWire Network.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (January 31, 2018). "Toronto FC invite 'like a door to my dream' for P.E.I. soccer player". CBC News.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (December 4, 2019). "Holland College soccer star signs with Halifax pro team". CBC News.
- ^ Murray, Andrew. "Ibra Sanoh Interview". CPL Fever.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 3, 2019). "Wanderers Sign Ibrahima Sanoh". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh". Canadian Premier League. December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Holland College grad Ibra Sanoh signs with Halifax Wanderers". SaltWire Network. December 3, 2019.
- ^ Ross, Shane (August 19, 2020). "No cheers from the stands, but former Hurricane will always remember first pro goal". CBC News.
- ^ Hampshire, Gareth (September 4, 2020). "Ibra Sanoh in shout out to PEI's Purity Dairy for helping him live his Island Games dream". HFX Wanderers.
- ^ Thompson, Marty (March 31, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC unveil training camp roster; Sanoh and Kinumbe released". Canadian Premier League.
External links[edit]
- Ibrahima Sanoh at Soccerway