Ibrahima Savane

Ibrahima Savane (born 10 September 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left back for French club SO Cholet.

Ibrahima Savane
Savane in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Savane
Date of birth (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Cholet
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Noisy-le-Sec 16 (2)
2015–2017 UJAMP 19 (3)
2016–2019 Béziers 54 (5)
2019 Livingston 1 (0)
2020 Avranches 3 (0)
2020– Cholet 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:19, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Savane was born in Conakry, Guinea and moved to Ivry-sur-Seine, France at the age of one. He briefly returned to Guinea from age 11 to 13. He began his footballing career as a forward, but developed successfully as a left-back.[1]

Club career

Savane played amateur football with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec and UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole before signing for Béziers in the summer of 2016.[2]

He made his Ligue 2 debut for Béziers in a 2–0 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018.[3]

On 16 July 2019, Savane joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on a two-year deal on a free transfer from Béziers.[4] He left Scotland in November, having been unable to settle in the country.[5]

In January 2020, he trialled with 3. Liga side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach,[6] and Laval,[7] before signing for Avranches on 31 January 2020.[8]

In June 2020 he moved to fellow Championnat National side SO Cholet, signing a one-year contract with an option for an extra year should the club achieve promotion.[9]

References
  1. "Football : Ibrahima Savané, cet autre binational très " chaud " pour le Syli national". 26 May 2018.
  2. "Football : Ibrahima Savané, cet autre binational très « chaud » pour le Syli national" (in French). Guinéenews. 26 May 2018.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "Livingston: Ibrahima Savane joins on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. "Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joins Livingston as Ibrahima Savane departs" - Aberdeen Evening Express, 6 November 2019
  6. "Großaspach testet schwedischen Ex-Nationalspieler Alexander Farnerud". kicker Online. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. "Stade lavallois. Les Tango mettent à l'essai un défenseur latéral" (in French). Ouest France. 21 January 2020.
  8. "Mercato. Ibrahima Savane rejoint l'US Avranches" (in French). Ouest France. 30 January 2020.
  9. "Cholet : le club officialise l'arrivée d'Ibrahima Savane" (in French). foot-national. 9 June 2020.
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