Ibrahim Amadou

Ibrahim Amadou

Amadou playing for Lille in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahim Amadou[1]
Date of birth	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	6
Youth career
2003–2004	CO Colombes
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	10	(1)
2022	Angers II	1	(0)
2022–2023	Angers	7	(0)
2023–	Shanghai Shenhua	35	(2)
International career
2012	France U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Ibrahim Amadou (born 6 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he also plays as a centre-back.[3]

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]

On 12 January 2022, he mutually terminated his contract with Sevilla.[16]

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.[17]

Return to Angers

On 1 September 2022, Amadou returned to Angers on a one-year contract.[18] On 18 March 2023, he mutually terminated his contract with Angers.[19]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 30 March 2023, Amadou joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.[20]

International career

Amadou was born in Cameroon and raised in France. He is a French youth international,[21] and was called up to the senior Cameroon national team, whom he rejected.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 October 2023[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nancy II	2010–11	CFA	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2011–12	CFA	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2012–13	CFA	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2013–14	CFA 2	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		38	1	—		—		—		38	1
Nancy	2012–13	Ligue 1	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	20	0	1	0	1	0	—		22	0
	2014–15	Ligue 2	36	2	2	0	1	0	—		39	2
	Total		57	2	5	0	2	0	—		64	2
Lille II	2015–16	CFA 2	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Lille	2015–16	Ligue 1	22	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	29	1
	2016–17	Ligue 1	35	1	3	1	1	0	2[a]	0	41	2
	2017–18	Ligue 1	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	Total		87	2	7	1	6	0	2	0	102	3
Sevilla	2018–19	La Liga	17	0	6	0	—		9[a]	0	32	0
Norwich City (loan)	2019–20	Premier League	11	0	1	0	1	0	—		13	0
Leganés (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Angers (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 1	24	0	4	2	—		—		28	2
Metz	2021–22	Ligue 1	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Angers II	2022–23	CFA 2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Angers	2022–23	Ligue 1	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Shanghai Shenhua	2023	Chinese Super League	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2
Career total			292	9	25	3	9	0	11	0	327	12

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lille

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2015–16[3]

Shanghai Shenhua

• Chinese FA Cup: 2023
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024

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. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
2. "Ibrahim Amadou: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
3. Ibrahim Amadou at Soccerway
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. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. 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. "Sevilla FC and Ibrahim Amadou agree contract termination". Sevilla FC. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
17. "Ibrahim Amadou renforce les Grenats !" [Ibrahim Amadou reinforces the Maroons!] (in French). FC Metz. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
18. "Transferts : Ibrahim Amadou retrouve Angers" (in French). L'Équipe. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
19. "Ibrahim Amadou résilie avec Angers" (in French). L'Équipe. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
20. "官宣：喀麦隆外援阿马杜正式加盟上海申花" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
21. "Joueur – Ibrahim AMADOU – FFF". fff.fr. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
22. "Africa Cup of Nations: Liverpool's Joel Matip among seven to snub tournament". BBC Sport. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
23. Ibrahim Amadou at Soccerway

External links

• Ibrahim Amadou at BDFutbol
• Ibrahim Amadou at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Ibrahim Amadou at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-10-30) (in French)