Ibrahima Sonko
Sonko playing for Akhisar Belediyespor in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ibrahima Sonko | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bignona, Senegal | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Harlow Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Olympique Noisy-le-Sec | ||
| 1997–1999 | AS Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Grenoble | 47 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Brentford | 80 | (8) |
| 2004–2008 | Reading | 127 | (8) |
| 2008–2011 | Stoke City | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Hull City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 58 | (0) |
| 2015– | Harlow Town | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Senegal | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 14 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:27, 14 January 2017 (UTC) |
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Ibrahima Sonko (born 22 January 1981) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harlow Town.
Sonko moved to France from Senegal at a young age and began his career with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec and AS Saint-Étienne, before turning professional with Grenoble. In 2002 Sonko moved to English side Brentford where he spent two seasons before moving to Reading in 2004. Sonko spent four seasons with the Royals and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League in 2005–06. Following their relegation, Sonko joined Stoke City for a fee of £2 million in August 2008. However he failed to establish himself in the first team at Stoke and spent time out on loan at Hull City and Portsmouth before being released. He spent the 2011–12 season with Ipswich Town and then played for Turkish side Akhisar Belediyespor from 2012 until 2015.
Sonko was born in Bignona, Senegal but moved to France when he was young. He played with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec and was in the youth team at AS Saint-Étienne before he joined Grenoble in 1999. Sonko helped Grenoble gain promotion from the Championnat National in 2000–01 and in 2002 he left to join English side Brentford. He played 45 times for Brentford in 2002–03, scoring six goals at the Bees finished in 16th position. He played 46 times in 2003–04 as Brentford again finished in a mid-table position this time 17th. His performances for Brentford attracted interest from high placed sides.
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