| Ibrahim Meite | |
| Fullname: | Ibrahim Meite[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1996[2] |
| Birth Place: | Roehampton, England |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | AG Academy |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Harrow Borough |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Cardiff City |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Crawley Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Crawley Town |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | Derry City |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | Wingate & Finchley |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 00:23, 27 November 2021 (UTC) |
Ibrahim Meite (born 29 July 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Meite was born to Ivorian parents and raised in a council estate in Roehampton, London Borough of Wandsworth. After playing for AG Academy and Harrow Borough, Meite trialled with Leicester City (in October 2016) and Cardiff City (in December 2016).[3] [4] He turned professional with Cardiff City in January 2017,[5] making his debut for the club as a substitute in place of Craig Noone during a 0–0 draw with Wigan Athletic on 22 April 2017.
On 25 August 2017, Meite joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan until January 2018.[6]
After being released by Cardiff, Meite returned to Crawley on a permanent deal in February 2019.[7] [8]
On 3 August 2019 it was announced that Meite would be joining National League side Woking on a one-month loan.[9] The loan was extended for a further month on 2 September 2019,[10] [11] [12] [13] which was then extended again on 4 October 2019 until 30 January 2020.[14] On 4 March 2020, Meite then joined Bulgarian Second Professional Football League side Pirin Blagoevgrad on loan until the end of the season.[15]
He was released by Crawley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[16]
In July 2020, Meite joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on a deal until the end of the 2020 season.[17] Meite later left the club in December, following just 11 appearances all season.[18]
On 27 August 2021, Meite signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side, Wingate & Finchley[19] and went onto score on his debut during a 4–1 away defeat to Haringey Borough.[20]
In January 2018, Meite was charged with drink-driving at Brighton Magistrates' Court, following a speeding offence in Hove on 31 December 2017.[21] He was banned from driving for 17 months and made to pay a £380 fine plus £85 costs and £38 victim surcharge.
In July 2020 he was charged with stabbing a man in September 2019 in Putney.[22] In early 2022 he went on trial, accused of stabbing a man in the back in a "premeditated and not provoked attack" in a London street. In the same incident he was also stabbed running away by the person he was alleged to have stabbed.[23]
On 15 December 2022, Meite was sentenced to 15 months in prison.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harrow Borough | 2016–17[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
| Crawley Town | 2018–19 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Woking (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 2019–20[26] | Bulgarian Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Derry City | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Wingate & Finchley | 2021–22[27] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 100 | 27 | |||