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Ibrahima Sanoh

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Ibra Sanoh
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Sanoh
Date of birth (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30)
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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Thompson, Marty (August 7, 2020). "HFX Wanderers' Ibra Sanoh: Playing in P.E.I. 'made me hungry to go pro'". Canadian Premier League.
  2. ^ "Sport PEI Awards 2014". PEI Soccer Association. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sanoh leads P.E.I. F.C. to victory". SaltWire Network. June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Malloy, Jason (July 29, 2020). "Halifax Wanderers' striker Ibra Sanoh excited to play in second home of Charlottetown". SaltWire Network.
  5. ^ "Briar Roberts, Ibra Sanoh receive Holland College weekly honours". SaltWire Network. November 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Holland Hurricanes' Roberts, Sanoh nab major soccer awards". SaltWire Network. October 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Higgins, Sanoh receive Hurricanes weekly honours". SaltWire Network. November 14, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Sanoh ready to make it count at Toronto FC combine". SaltWire Network. January 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sanoh, Roberts named best on Prince Edward Island". Canadian Soccer Association. February 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Reid, Charles (February 7, 2017). "Saluting the Island's best". SaltWire Network.
  11. ^ Yarr, Kevin (November 14, 2017). "'I wanted to make it count': College soccer stars celebrate bronze". CBC News.
  12. ^ Yarr, Kevin (November 8, 2017). "Holland College athlete named national soccer player of the year". CBC News.
  13. ^ "Sanoh named CCAA's top player". SaltWire Network. November 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hurricanes Athletics Major Award Winners". Holland College.
  15. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (August 11, 2020). "Wanderers' PEI star Ibra Sanoh reunited with Holland College bus driver at Island Games". HFX Wanderers.
  16. ^ Yarr, Kevin (January 12, 2018). "Holland College soccer star aims to go pro". CBC News.
  17. ^ Malloy, Jason. "Sanoh earns call back to Toronto FC II". SaltWire Network.
  18. ^ Yarr, Kevin (January 31, 2018). "Toronto FC invite 'like a door to my dream' for P.E.I. soccer player". CBC News.
  19. ^ Yarr, Kevin (December 4, 2019). "Holland College soccer star signs with Halifax pro team". CBC News.
  20. ^ Murray, Andrew. "Ibra Sanoh Interview". CPL Fever.
  21. ^ Jacques, John (December 3, 2019). "Wanderers Sign Ibrahima Sanoh". Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ "Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh". Canadian Premier League. December 3, 2019.
  23. ^ "Holland College grad Ibra Sanoh signs with Halifax Wanderers". SaltWire Network. December 3, 2019.
  24. ^ Ross, Shane (August 19, 2020). "No cheers from the stands, but former Hurricane will always remember first pro goal". CBC News.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Thompson, Marty (March 31, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC unveil training camp roster; Sanoh and Kinumbe released". Canadian Premier League.
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