Ebrahima Sawaneh

Ibou
Personal information
Full name	Ebrahima Sawaneh
Date of birth	7 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Serekunda, The Gambia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Wilrijk
Youth career
1995–1997	BSC Frankfurt
1997–1998	SC Steinberg
1998–2002	SG Dietzenbach
2002–2004	SG Rosenhöhe
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Lech Poznań
2006–2008	SK Beveren
2008–2012	KV Kortrijk
2011	→ KV Mechelen (loan)
2011–2012	→ Mons (loan)
2012–2014	OH Leuven
2013–2014	→ Muaither (loan)
2014–2016	Waasland-Beveren
2016–2017	Roeselare
2018	Tubize
2019	Titus Pétange
2019–2020	URSL Visé
2020–2021	Lokeren-Temse
2021–2023	City Pirates
2023–	Wilrijk
International career
2008–2010	Gambia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Ebrahima 'Ibou' Sawaneh (born 7 September 1986) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wilrijk in the Belgian Provincial Leagues. In the past he played for various clubs, including Lech Poznan, KSK Beveren, KV Kortrijk, KV Mechelen, RAEC Mons, OH Leuven and Muaither. Sawaneh holds dual nationality (Gambian-German), and has represented the Gambia national team.

Career

On 3 February 2014, Sawaneh returned to his parent club OH Leuven after a four-month loan spell in Qatar at Muaither.^[1]

In January 2019, Ibou joined Titus Pétange in Luxembourg on a half-year contract. He left the club at the end of his contract in July 2019, having played 13 league games and scored 7 goals.^[2]

References

^ "Gambian Ibou Sawaneh returns to Belgium - Daily Observer". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ Striker Ibou Sawaneh’s Pétange contract expires Archived 2019-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, thepoint.gm, 20 June 2019

External links

Ebrahima Sawaneh at National-Football-Teams.com
Ebrahima Sawaneh at Soccerway

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[1] "Gambian Ibou Sawaneh returns to Belgium - Daily Observer". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[2] Striker Ibou Sawaneh’s Pétange contract expires Archived 2019-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, thepoint.gm, 20 June 2019

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