Ihlas Bebou
 Bebou with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokodé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Garather SV | ||
| 2009–2011 | VfB 03 Hilden | ||
| 2011–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 12 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 70 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Hannover | 42 | (9) |
| 2019– | TSG Hoffenheim | 143 | (36) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Togo | 34 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Ihlas Bebou (born 23 April 1994) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Togo national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Bebou started playing football at Garather SV and VfB Hilden before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2011.[3][4] In December 2016 and June 2017, he rejected contract extensions with his current contract running out in 2018.[4][5]
On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Bebou joined Bundesliga side Hannover.[6]
On 16 May 2019 it was confirmed, that Bebou would join TSG Hoffenheim from the upcoming season.[7] Bebou penned a 3-year contract.
In May 2024, Bebou was ranked no.4 on the Top African Goal Scorers In Bundesliga 2023/2024 list by African Folder. [8]
International career
[edit]Bebou debuted for the Togo national football team in a 5–0 win over Djibouti on 4 September 2016.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga West | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 73 | 12 | |||
| Hannover | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 45 | 10 | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 143 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 273 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 294 | 65 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2019 | Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France |  Cape Verde |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ihlas Bebou". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Bebou, Ihlas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Jolitz, Bernd (12 March 2015). "Fortuna Düsseldorf: Ihlas Bebou kann endlich wieder angreifen". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Düsseldorf: Keine Einigung mit Bebou". kicker Online (in German). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Bebou lehnt neues Vertragsangebot ab". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Bebou bei 96 gelandet: "Ein großer Schritt für mich"". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Amtlich: Bebou wechselt zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, kicker.de, 16 May 2019 and in 2020 Bebou join the Gladiators
- ^ "Top African Goal Scorers In Bundesliga 2023/2024". African Folder. 21 May 2024.
- ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ihlas Bebou". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
[edit]- Ihlas Bebou at Soccerway
- Kicker Profile
Categories:
- Living people
- 1994 births
- People from Sokodé
- Men's association football forwards
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togo men's international footballers
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Hannover 96 players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Regionalliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Togolese people