Wilfried_Singo
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian footballer
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.
_34_(cropped).jpg) Singo with Torino in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Denguélé | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Torino | 98 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monaco | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ivory Coast U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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]
Singo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018.[9] He debuted for the senior Ivory Coast national football 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]
Singo primarily plays as a right wing-back or right full-back, but he previously played as a central defender. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique.[15]
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torino | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 98 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 7 | ||
| Monaco | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 120 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ivory Coast | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
- Ivory Coast
- "Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo". Toro.it. 10 June 2019.
- "Debrecen vs. Torino - 1 August 2019". Soccerway.
- "Cagliari-Torino 4-2". Torino F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Torino-Roma 2-3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Comberousse, Anthony (17 August 2023). "Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
- 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.
- "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
- "Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
- "W. Singo". Soccerway.
- "Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- Wilfried Singo at Soccerway