Wilfried Singo

Wilfried Singo
Singo with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Stephane Singo
Date of birth (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2019 Denguélé
2019–2020 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Torino 98 (7)
2023– Monaco 40 (2)
International career‡
2018 Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)
2021 Ivory Coast Olympic 4 (0)
2021– Ivory Coast 27 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Wilfried Stephane Singo (born 25 December 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

A youth product of Denguélé, Singo joined Torino in the summer of 2019 where he was assigned to the under-19 squad coached by Federico Coppitelli.[1] Initially deployed as a centre back, he was progressively shifted to the right full-back position over the course of the season.[2]

Torino

On 1 August 2019, Singo made his senior debut with Torino under Walter Mazzarri in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Debreceni.[3] He made his Serie A debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 4–2 away loss against Cagliari.[4][5] In his first start for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the penultimate round of the season at home against Roma.[6]

Monaco

On 17 August 2023, Singo officially joined Ligue 1 side Monaco for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the Monégasque club.[7][8]

International career

Singo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018.[9] He debuted for the Ivory Coast senior national team| in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.[10]

Singo was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, making four appearances as the nation reached the quarter-finals of the Men's football tournament.[11]

In December 2023, Singo was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and ended up winning the tournament.[12][13][14]

Style of play

Singo primarily plays as a right-sided wing-back or full-back, having previously played as a central defender. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 December 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torino 2019–20 Serie A 4 1 0 0 3[a] 0 7 1
2020–21 Serie A 28 1 2 0 — 30 1
2021–22 Serie A 35 3 1 0 — 36 3
2022–23 Serie A 31 2 4 0 — 35 2
2023–24 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 98 7 8 0 3 0 109 7
Monaco 2023–24 Ligue 1 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 15 1 0 0 4[b] 1 19 2
Total 40 2 0 0 4 1 44 3
Career total 138 9 8 0 7 1 153 10
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 6 0
2024 16 0
Total 27 0

Honours

Ivory Coast

References

  1. ^ "Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo". Toro.it. 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "L'Evoluzione di Singo: Da centrale a esterno, Sesia ha un giocatore duttile". 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Debrecen vs. Torino – 1 August 2019". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Cagliari-Torino 4–2". Torino F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Torino-Roma 2–3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ Comberousse, Anthony (17 August 2023). "Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire U20 vs Gabon U20 – 2018-05-19 – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  10. ^ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive".
  11. ^ "Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. ^ "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
  16. ^ "W. Singo". Soccerway.
  17. ^ "Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  18. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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