Sunusi Ibrahim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sunusi Ibrahim | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Keffi, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montréal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Basira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Nasarawa United | 22 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | 36 Lion | ||
| 2021– | Montréal | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Nigeria | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Sunusi Ibrahim (born 1 October 2002) is an Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer side Montréal.
Club career
Born in Keffi, Ibrahim was part of the youth system at FC Basira in Lafia before joining Nigerian Professional Football League side Nasarawa United.[1] During the 2019 season, Ibrahim finished the season as the league's joint-top scorer, scoring 10 goals in 22 matches.[2] He was also awarded the golden boot over joint-top scorer Mfon Udoh since Ibrahim was given one less caution during the season.[2]
After the 2019 season, Ibrahim left Nasarawa United following the Federation Cup.[2] In 2020, Ibrahim was part of 36 Lion Football Club in Lagos.[3]
Montréal
On 12 January 2021, Ibrahim signed for Canadian Major League Soccer club Montréal.[3]
International career
Following his performances during 2019 season, Ibrahim was called-up to the Nigeria squad for the 2020 African Nations Championship qualifiers. He made his debut for his nation on 22 September 2019 against Togo, scoring the only goal for Nigeria in a 1–4 defeat.[4]
In November 2019, Ibrahim was called-up to the Nigeria under-23 side.[3] He made his debut for them on 9 November 2019 during the 2019 African U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Ivory Coast.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 April 2020.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nasarawa United | 2019 | NPFL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |
| Montreal Impact | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | ||
- Notes
International
- As of matches played 10 April 2020.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 September 2019 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo |
1–0 | 1–4 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
References
- ^ Adeyanju, Kola (7 April 2019). "Meet the fast growing winger in the NPFL Ibrahim Sanusi of Nassarawa United". footballlive.ng. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Oni, Kolade (6 July 2019). "NPFL top scorer Ibrahim Sunusi ready to leave Nasarawa United". goal.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Club acquires forward Sunusi Ibrahim". CF Montreal. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Togo 4–1 Nigeria". national-football-teams.
- ^ "Nigeria U23 0–1 Ivory Coast U23". Soccerway.
- ^ "Statistics". NPFL. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b Sunusi Ibrahim at National-Football-Teams.com
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