Ibrahima Wadji
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bignona, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Mbour Petite-Côte | ||
2016‐2017 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 28 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Molde | 13 | (2) |
2018 | → Haugesund (loan) | 12 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Haugesund | 43 | (19) |
2021–2022 | Qarabağ | 36 | (20) |
2022– | Saint-Étienne | 41 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 |
Ibrahima Wadji (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.
Career
[edit]On 8 August 2017, Wadji joined Molde from Gazişehir Gaziantep.[1]
In July 2018, Wadji joined Haugesund on loan from Molde until the end of the 2018 season, with an opportunity to join Haugesund permanently at the end of the loan.[2] On 4 December 2018, Haugesund confirmed the permanent signing of Wadji on a contract until the end of 2021.[3]
On 21 June 2019, Haugesund confirmed that Wadji had tested positive for Morphine in an anti-doping test after their match against Kristiansund on 19 May 2019.[4]
On 18 August 2021, Wadji signed for Qarabağ on a three-year contract.[5]
On 30 August 2022, Qarabağ announced that Wadji had been sold to Saint-Étienne.[6] He signed a three-year contract.[7] On 2 June 2024, he scored an extra-time goal in a 2–2 away draw against Metz in the relegation play-offs second leg, securing his club's promotion to Ligue 1 by winning 4–3 on aggregate.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gazişehir Gaziantep | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
2016–17 | TFF First League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
Molde | 2017 | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
2018 | Eliteserien | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
Total | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
Haugesund (loan) | 2018 | Eliteserien | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 6 | |
Haugesund | 2019 | Eliteserien | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | |
2020 | Eliteserien | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
2021 | Eliteserien | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 8 | ||
Total | 43 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 44 | 20 | |||
Qarabağ | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8[b] | 1 | 28 | 16 |
2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 20 | ||
Saint-Étienne | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 12 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | ||
Career total | 153 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 183 | 64 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "WADJI KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Molde-spiller klar for Eliteserie-konkurrent". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "SIGNERTE FOR FKH". fkh.no/ (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "IBRAHIMA WADJI MED POSITIV DOPINGPRØVE". fkh.no/ (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "İbrahima Vadji "Qarabağ"ımızda!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Təşəkkürlər, İbrahima Vadji!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahima Wadji est Stéphanois !" (in French). Saint-Étienne. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Saint-Etienne earns Ligue 1 promotion with extra-time goal". ESPN. 3 June 2024.
- ^ Ibrahima Wadji at Soccerway
- ^ "Ibrahima Wadji". nifs.no. nifs. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Mbour Petite-Côte FC players
- Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- Molde FK players
- FK Haugesund players
- Qarabağ FK players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Eliteserien players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- People from Bignona