Salou Ibrahim

Salou Ibrahim (* May 29, 1979 in Kumasi, Ghana ) is a Ghanaian- Belgian footballer. He is currently without a club.

Career

In his native Ibrahim played in youth for King Faisal Babes from Accra. At age 19, he moved to Germany, where he spent two years at the TuS Wandsbek played in Hamburg in 1881. From 2000 he was active in Belgium. He played in the third division for the KFC Turnhout. After license issues followed the relegation to the fourth grade and the renaming of the association in KV Turnhout. But after only a year of Ghanaian striker rose with the club in 2003 again, what he in 16 games played a big part with 10 goals. The following year also had a very successful Salou and after 16 goals this season Zweitligist KV Kortrijk noticed him and signed him for the 2004/2005 season.

With the change in the highest Belgian league Salou Ibrahim has also adopted the Belgian citizenship. Although he had hoped for an appointment to the Belgian national team, he was in 2007 just before a call to the Ghanaian national team.

After he was able to defend with ten goals this season also there, his rise continued and SV Zulte Waregem Erstligaaufsteiger overtook him in the Jupiler League. With him, the club won the 2006 Belgian Cup. Then, the top club FC Bruges Salou Ibrahim took them under contract. There he was able to repeat the Cup victory immediately, but the club came in the championship only to a disappointing sixth place and even he himself could with only three goals this season do not meet the expectations. This continued in the 2007/ 08 season and it was the winter break already a move abroad under way, which failed at the last minute. The came in 2008 after a season with 21 mostly short assignments, and two gates.

In July 2008, the striker moved back to Germany to Erstligaabsteiger MSV Duisburg, where he received a two-year contract. Since he could not prevail in Duisburg, he went into the winter break, the Danish first division club Vejle BK.

After he convinced early March 2010 in a trial with New York Red Bulls, he moved on 23-24. March for the club in the United States .. His team debut for the U.S. americans he came before his contract was signed on 20 April at the test match and the opening game of the new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, as he 's 3-1 win Santos stood on the place from the start and was in the 67th minutes replaced by John Wolyniec. To his competitive game and at the same league debut in Major League Soccer, the native Ghanaians came on 10 April 2010, when he came into the game for Seth Stammler in the 0-2 away defeat against CD Chivas USA in the 54th minute.

Achievements

• 2x Belgian Cup Winners' Cup: 2006 ( Zulte Waregem ), 2007 ( Club Brugge )