Ibrahima Sow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla B | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torre del Mar | |||
| Torreño | |||
| 2015–2018 | Málaga | ||
| 2018–2023 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sevilla C | 11 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sevilla B | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Ibrahima Sow (born 26 January 2007) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Sevilla Atlético.
Early life
[edit]Sow was born in 2007 in Dakar, Senegal and moved to Spain at an early age. He played for the youth sides of EF Torre del Mar and ADFB Torreño, and joined Sevilla FC's youth sides in 2018, after a three-year spell with Málaga CF.[1]
Career
[edit]Sow impressed with Sevilla during the 2019 edition of LaLiga Promises, aged 12.[2][3] On 21 February 2023, while still a youth, he renewed his contract until 2026.[4]
Sow made his senior debut with the C-team on 10 September 2023, starting in a 2–2 Tercera Federación home draw against Bollullos CF. He scored his first senior goal fourteen days later, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Xerez Deportivo FC.[5]
Sow first appeared with the reserves on 22 October 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antonio Zarzana in a 3–0 Segunda Federación home win over CD Manchego Ciudad Real.[6] He scored his first goal for the B's on 26 November, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 away defeat of CD San Roque de Lepe.[7]
Style of play
[edit]Sow mainly operates as a striker, but can also play as a winger. Known for his strength,[8] he scored in a regular basis during his period in the Cadete squads of Sevilla.
Personal life
[edit]Sow is the cousin of footballer Bakary Sow. His father has worked for Spanish La Liga side Sevilla.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "El pasado malaguista de la estrella de LaLiga Promises" [The malaguista past of the start of LaLiga Promises] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "El bestial golazo de Ibra, el jugador del que todo el mundo habla en LaLigaPromises" [The incredible goal of Ibra, the player who all the world talks about in LaLiga Promises] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Cuenca e Ibra, las sensaciones" [Cuenca and Ibra, the sensations] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 15 June 2019.
- ^ "El Sevilla refrenda su confianza en los primos Sow" [Sevilla reassure their confidence in the Sow cousins] (in Spanish). ABC. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Primera derrota de un XDFC sin gol (1–0)" [First defeat of a goalless XDFC (1–0)] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Emerge un nuevo talento en la cantera del Sevilla FC" [A new talent of the youth setup of Sevilla FC arises] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Ibra coloca al Sevilla Atlético en el liderato" [Ibra puts Sevilla Atlético in the leadership] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Ibrahima Sow, el canterano que destacó en LaLiga Promises" [Ibrahima Sow, the youth player who was a spotlight in LaLiga Promises] (in Spanish). Relevo. 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Ibra: el pichichi de LaLiga Promises, a un solo paso de la elite" [Ibra: the top scorer of LaLiga Promises, just one step from the elite] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ibrahima Sow at BDFutbol
- Ibrahima Sow at Soccerway