Ibrahim Amadou

Ibrahim Amadou (born 6 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Metz. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he also plays as a centre-back.[3]

Ibrahim Amadou
Amadou playing for Lille in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Amadou[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993[2]
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 32
Youth career
2003–2004 Cheminots de l'Ouest
2004–2008 RCF Paris
2008–2013 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Nancy II 38 (1)
2013–2015 Nancy 57 (2)
2015 Lille II 5 (1)
2015–2018 Lille 87 (2)
2018–2022 Sevilla 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Norwich City (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → Leganés (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Angers (loan) 24 (0)
2022– Metz 5 (0)
National team
2012 France U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Nancy

Born in Douala, Cameroon, Amadou moved to France at age 4 and lived in Colombes, where he played at local club AS Cheminots de l'Ouest. He then spent four years at Racing Club de France, before joining the Nancy academy in 2008.[4]

Amadou made his professional debut on 26 May 2013, playing one minute in the last matchday of the Ligue 1 season against Stade Brestois.[5] On 8 August 2014, he scored his first goal against Orléans in Ligue 2.[6]

Lille

On 16 July 2015, Amadou signed a four-year contract with Lille for a reported fee of €2 million.[7] He started in the first match of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season against Paris Saint-Germain on 7 August 2015, playing in the heart of defense alongside Renato Civelli as Lille suffered a 1–0 defeat.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–1 win over Bastia on 12 March 2016.[9]

At the start of the 2017–18 season, manager Marcelo Bielsa appointed Amadou as club captain.[10] On 13 August 2017, he took over the goalkeeping role in the 3–0 loss to Strasbourg, following the sending off of Mike Maignan.[11]

Sevilla

On 2 July 2018, Amadou joined Spanish La Liga side Sevilla on a four-year deal.[12]

On 7 August 2019, Amadou joined Norwich City on a season-long loan, with an option to buy the following summer.[13]

On 31 January 2020, Amadou's loan to Norwich was terminated, and he joined Leganés until the end of the season.[14]

On 5 October 2020, Amadou joined French club Angers on loan.[15]

Metz

On 13 January 2022, Amadou signed for French club Metz on a contract until the end of the 2021–22 season. An option for a further two seasons was included in the deal.[16]

International career

Amadou was born in Cameroon and raised in France. He is a French youth international,[17] and was called up to the senior Cameroon national team, whom he rejected.[18]

Career statistics
As of 13 January 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy II 2010–11 CFA 40———40
2011–12 CFA 70———70
2012–13 CFA 161———161
2013–14 CFA 2 110———110
Total 381———381
Nancy 2012–13 Ligue 1 102000—30
2013–14 Ligue 2 2001010—220
2014–15 Ligue 2 3622010—392
Total 5725020—642
Lille II 2015–16 CFA 2 51———51
Lille 2015–16 Ligue 1 221205000291
2016–17 Ligue 1 35131102[lower-alpha 1]0412
2017–18 Ligue 1 300200000320
Total 8727160201023
Sevilla 2018–19 La Liga 17060—9[lower-alpha 1]0320
Norwich City (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 1101010—130
Leganés (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 10000——100
Angers (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 24042——282
Metz 2021–22 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 2496233901102929
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lille

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 08 de febrero de 2020, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 8 February 2020, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Ibrahim Amadou: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Cameroon - I. Amadou - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. "Qui es-tu, Ibrahim Amadou?" [Who are you, Ibrahim Amadou?] (in French). Lille OSC. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. "Brest vs. Nancy - 26 May 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. "Orléans vs. Nancy - 8 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. "Ibrahim Amadou (Nancy) signe à Lille" [Ibrahim Amadou (Nancy) signs for Lille] (in French). L'Équipe. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. "Lille vs. PSG - 7 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. "Ibrahim Amadou scores first goal for Lille in 2-1 away win over Bastia -Sportingspree". Arthur/Sportingspree.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  10. "Marcelo Bielsa évoque le capitanat d'Ibrahim Amadou" [Marcelo Bielsa talks about the captaincy of Ibrahim Amadou]. Lille OSC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. "Lille field three goalkeepers during incredible Ligue 1 match". Goal.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  12. "Ibrahim Amadou is officially a Sevillista until 2022". Sevilla FC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. "Ibrahim Amadou signs for Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 7 August 2019.
  14. "Amadou leaves Norwich and has joined CD Leganés on loan". Sevilla FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. @AngersSCO (5 October 2020). "Il arrive, en provenance de @SevillaFC, en prêt avec une option d'achat. C'est un vrai bonheur de t'accueillir à Angers SCO, Ibrahim Amadou" (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  16. "Ibrahim Amadou renforce les Grenats !" [Ibrahim Amadou reinforces the Maroons!] (in French). FC Metz. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Joueur - Ibrahim AMADOU - FFF". www.fff.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  18. "Africa Cup of Nations: Liverpool's Joel Matip among seven to snub tournament". BBC Sport. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  19. Ibrahim Amadou at Soccerway
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