Wilfried Singo
Singo with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Stephane Singo
Date of birth (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 99
Youth career
Denguélé
2019–2020 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Torino 98 (7)
2023– Monaco 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)
2021– Ivory Coast Olympic 1 (0)
2021– Ivory Coast 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Wilfried Stephane Singo (born 25 December 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

A youth product of Denguélé, Singo joined Torino in the summer of 2019 where he was assigned to the under-19 squad coached by Federico Coppitelli.[1] Initially deployed as a centre back, he was progressively shifted to the right full-back position over the course of the season.[2]

Torino

On 1 August 2019, Singo made his senior debut with Torino under Walter Mazzarri in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Debreceni.[3] He made his Serie A debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 4–2 away loss against Cagliari.[4][5] In his first start for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the penultimate round of the season at home against Roma.[6]

Monaco

On 17 August 2023, Singo officially joined Ligue 1 side Monaco for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the Monégasque club.[7][8]

International career

Singo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018.[9] He debuted for the senior Ivory Coast national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.[10]

Style of play

Singo primarily plays as a right wing-back or right full-back, but he previously played as a central defender. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2019–20 Serie A 41003071
2020–21 28120—301
2021–22 35310—363
2022–23 31240—352
2023–24 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 98780301097
Monaco 2023–24 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 98780301097

International

As of match played 28 March 2023[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202120
202230
202320
Total70

References

  1. ↑ "Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo". Toro.it. 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "L'Evoluzione di Singo: Da centrale a esterno, Sesia ha un giocatore duttile". 23 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Debrecen vs. Torino - 1 August 2019". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Cagliari-Torino 4-2". Torino F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Torino-Roma 2-3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Comberousse, Anthony (17 August 2023). "Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire U20 vs Gabon U20 - 2018-05-19 - Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  10. ↑ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive".
  11. ↑ "Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "W. Singo". Soccerway.
  13. ↑ "Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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