Sunusi Ibrahim
Nigerian footballer (born 2002)
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Sunusi Ibrahim (born 1 October 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sunusi Ibrahim | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Keffi, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Basira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Nasarawa United | 22 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | 36 Lion | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | CF Montréal | 75 | (13) |
| 2022 | → CF Montreal U23 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Nigeria | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 29, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:46, 25 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
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.[2] During the 2019 season, Ibrahim finished the season as the league's joint-top scorer, scoring 10 goals in 22 matches.[3] He was also awarded the Golden Boot over joint-top scorer Mfon Udoh since Ibrahim was given one less caution during the season.[3]
After the 2019 season, Ibrahim left Nasarawa United following the Federation Cup,[3] and then in 2020, Ibrahim was part of 36 Lion Football Club in Lagos.[4]
On 12 January 2021, Ibrahim signed for Canadian Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[4]
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.[5]
In November 2019, Ibrahim was called up to the Nigeria under-23 side.[4] He made his debut for them on 9 November 2019 during the 2019 African U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Ivory Coast.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 November 2021.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nasarawa United | 2019 | NPFL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 10 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 49 | 14 | ||||
International
- As of match played 10 April 2020.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[8]
| 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 |
