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Senegalese footballer (born 1995)

Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 30)

Place of birth Bignona, Senegal

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Ibrahima Wadji
Personal information
Wadji with Saint-Étienne in 2025
Date of birth	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bignona, Senegal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Turan Tovuz
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Mbour Petite-Côte
2016‐2017	Gazişehir Gaziantep	28	(1)
2017–2018	Molde	13	(2)
2018	→ Haugesund (loan)	12	(6)
2019–2021	Haugesund	43	(19)
2021–2022	Qarabağ	36	(20)
2022–2025	Saint-Étienne	49	(12)
2025–	Turan Tovuz	20	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:46, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Ibrahima Wadji (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz.

On 8 August 2017, Wadji joined Molde from Gazişehir Gaziantep.^[1]

In July 2018, Wadji joined Haugesund on loan from Molde until the end of the 2018 season, with an opportunity to join Haugesund permanently at the end of the loan.^[2] On 4 December 2018, Haugesund confirmed the permanent signing of Wadji on a contract until the end of 2021.^[3]

On 21 June 2019, Haugesund confirmed that Wadji had tested positive for Morphine in an anti-doping test after their match against Kristiansund on 19 May 2019.^[4]

On 18 August 2021, Wadji signed for Qarabağ on a three-year contract.^[5]

On 30 August 2022, Qarabağ announced that Wadji had been sold to Saint-Étienne.^[6] He signed a three-year contract.^[7] On 2 June 2024, he scored an extra-time goal in a 2–2 away draw against Metz in the relegation play-offs second leg, securing his club's promotion to Ligue 1 by winning 4–3 on aggregate.^[8]

On 31 July 2025, Wadji signed for Azerbaijani club Turan Tovuz on a one-year contract with an option for a second year.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2026^[10]^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gazişehir Gaziantep	2015–16	TFF First League	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2016–17	TFF First League	17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	Total		28	1	2	0	—		30	1
Molde	2017	Eliteserien	9	1	1	0	—		10	1
	2018	Eliteserien	4	1	2	2	1^[a]	0	7	3
	Total		13	2	3	2	1	0	17	4
Haugesund (loan)	2018	Eliteserien	12	6	1	0	—		13	6
Haugesund	2019	Eliteserien	10	4	1	1	—		11	5
	2020	Eliteserien	20	7	0	0	—		20	7
	2021	Eliteserien	13	8	0	0	—		13	8
	Total		43	19	1	1	—		44	20
Qarabağ	2021–22	Azerbaijan Premier League	16	11	4	4	8^[b]	1	28	16
	2022–23	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	8^[c]	4	8	4
	Total		16	11	4	4	16	5	36	20
Saint-Étienne	2022–23	Ligue 2	30	12	1	0	—		31	12
	2023–24	Ligue 2	9	0	0	0	1^[d]	1	10	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		49	12	1	0	1	1	51	13
Turan Tovuz	2025–26	Azerbaijan Premier League	20	1	5	2	—		25	3
Career total			181	53	17	9	18	6	216	67

↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
↑ Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

References

↑ "WADJI KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
↑ "Molde-spiller klar for Eliteserie-konkurrent". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
↑ "SIGNERTE FOR FKH". fkh.no/ (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
↑ "IBRAHIMA WADJI MED POSITIV DOPINGPRØVE". fkh.no/ (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
↑ "İbrahima Vadji "Qarabağ"ımızda!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
↑ "Təşəkkürlər, İbrahima Vadji!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
↑ "Ibrahima Wadji est Stéphanois !" (in French). Saint-Étienne. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
↑ "Saint-Etienne earns Ligue 1 promotion with extra-time goal". ESPN. 3 June 2024.
↑ "Turan Tovuz adds new foreign player to squad". İdman və Biz. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
↑ Ibrahima Wadji at Soccerway
↑ "Ibrahima Wadji". nifs.no. nifs. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

v t e Turan Tovuz – current squad
1 Baklov 2 Rzayev 3 Henrique 4 Aliyev 5 Miller 6 Yusifli 7 Silva 8 Tavares 9 Ginnelly 10 Najafov 11 Guseynov 13 Haciyev 15 Hackman 17 Sadykhov 19 Olabe 21 Souza 23 Serrano 25 Marandici 29 Ozobić 32 Hurtado 39 Bayramlı 41 Samok 88 Hacıyev 90 Jô 99 Wadji Manager: Berdyev

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