Ibrahima Sanoh Explained

Ibra Sanoh
Fullname:Ibrahima Sanoh
Birth Date:11 April 1994
Birth Place:Conakry, Guinea
Position:Striker
Collegeyears1:2012
College1:UPEI Panthers
Collegecaps1:11
Collegegoals1:2
Collegeyears2:2014–2017
College2:Holland Hurricanes
Collegecaps2:70
Collegegoals2:101
Years1:2020
Clubs1:HFX Wanderers
Caps1:5
Goals1:1
Pcupdate:15 September 2020

Ibrahima Sanoh (born 11 April 1994) is a Guinean former footballer.

Early life

Born in Guinea, Sanoh moved to Canada in 2011 to attend school and learn English.[1] In 2014, he played at the amateur level with Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers SC Bayern.[2] In 2019, he played with PEI FC.[3]

College career

He began attending the University of Prince Edward Island, but was not able to play for the men's soccer team in his first year, but did train with the team.[4] He began playing for the soccer team in 2012, scoring in his first game for the team in a 3-1 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties on September 8, 2012, also earning the team’s rookie of the year honours that season. He then took the following year off.

In 2014, he began attending Holland College. In his four seasons, he was named a CCAA All-Canadian and the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association player of the year four years in a row.[5] [6] [7] He was named a all-star at the national tournament in 2015. In February 2017, he was named the PEI Soccer Association Male Athlete of the Year for 2016.[8] [9] In his fourth season with Holland in 2017, he helped them win bronze at the national championships, after having won four conference titles.[10] [11] That season, he was named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year,[12] becoming the first Holland player to earn the honour in any sport.[13] He was also named the school's Male Athlete of the Year on two occasions - the 2014/15 season and 2017/18 season.[14] In his time with Holland, he scored a record 101 goals in 70 games played.[15]

Club career

In January 2018, Sanoh attended a combine with the coaches of Major League Soccer club Toronto FC,[16] returning a couple of weeks later to trial with the second team, Toronto FC II.[17] [18]

Sanoh appeared in a friendly for the HFX Wanderers FC Atlantic Selects team (which occurred prior to the Wanderers formal professional launch in 2019) in 2018 against Fortuna Düsseldorf's U-21 team, scoring a goal in the match.[19] [20]

In December 2019, he signed a professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[21] [22] The club waited for his Canadian permanent residency paperwork to be finalized before officially signing his, allowing him to count as a domestic player for roster purposes.[23] He made his professional debut on August 15 as a substitute against Pacific FC, also scoring his first goal on a penalty kick in a 2-2 draw.[24] [25] After the 2020 season, he was released by the club.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HFX Wanderers' Ibra Sanoh: Playing in P.E.I. 'made me hungry to go pro'. August 7, 2020. Canadian Premier League. Marty. Thompson.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20200621102329/http://peisoccer.com/news.php?news_id=1080927&pv=1. Sport PEI Awards 2014. PEI Soccer Association. dead. January 21, 2015. June 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Sanoh leads P.E.I. F.C. to victory. June 9, 2019. SaltWire Network.
  4. Web site: Halifax Wanderers' striker Ibra Sanoh excited to play in second home of Charlottetown. July 29, 2020. SaltWire Network. Jason. Malloy.
  5. Web site: Briar Roberts, Ibra Sanoh receive Holland College weekly honours. November 1, 2016. SaltWire Network.
  6. Web site: Holland Hurricanes' Roberts, Sanoh nab major soccer awards. October 28, 2016. SaltWire Network.
  7. Web site: Higgins, Sanoh receive Hurricanes weekly honours. November 14, 2017. SaltWire Network.
  8. Web site: Sanoh, Roberts named best on Prince Edward Island. February 28, 2017. Canadian Soccer Association.
  9. Web site: Saluting the Island's best. February 7, 2017. SaltWire Network. Charles. Reid.
  10. Web site: 'I wanted to make it count': College soccer stars celebrate bronze. November 14, 2017. CBC News. Kevin. Yarr.
  11. Web site: Sanoh ready to make it count at Toronto FC combine. January 5, 2018. SaltWire Network.
  12. Web site: Holland College athlete named national soccer player of the year. November 8, 2017. CBC News. Kevin. Yarr.
  13. Web site: Sanoh named CCAA's top player. November 8, 2017. SaltWire Network.
  14. Web site: Hurricanes Athletics Major Award Winners. Holland College.
  15. Web site: Wanderers' PEI star Ibra Sanoh reunited with Holland College bus driver at Island Games. August 11, 2020. Gareth. Hampshire. HFX Wanderers.
  16. Web site: Holland College soccer star aims to go pro. January 12, 2018. Kevin. Yarr. CBC News.
  17. Web site: Sanoh earns call back to Toronto FC II. Jason. Malloy. SaltWire Network.
  18. Web site: Toronto FC invite 'like a door to my dream' for P.E.I. soccer player. January 31, 2018. CBC News. Kevin. Yarr.
  19. Web site: Holland College soccer star signs with Halifax pro team. December 4, 2019. CBC News. Kevin. Yarr.
  20. Web site: Ibra Sanoh Interview. Andrew. Murray. CPL Fever.
  21. Web site: Wanderers Sign Ibrahima Sanoh. December 3, 2019. Northern Tribune. John. Jacques.
  22. Web site: Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh. December 3, 2019. Canadian Premier League.
  23. Web site: Holland College grad Ibra Sanoh signs with Halifax Wanderers. December 3, 2019. SaltWire Network.
  24. Web site: No cheers from the stands, but former Hurricane will always remember first pro goal. August 19, 2020. CBC News. Shane. Ross.
  25. Web site: Ibra Sanoh in shout out to PEI's Purity Dairy for helping him live his Island Games dream. September 4, 2020. HFX Wanderers. Gareth. Hampshire.
  26. Web site: HFX Wanderers FC unveil training camp roster; Sanoh and Kinumbe released. March 31, 2021. Canadian Premier League. Marty. Thompson.

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