Mohamadou Idrissou (born 8 March 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Idrissou playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Racing FC Bafoussam | 20 | (5) | |
| 1999–2000 | Cotonsport Garoua | 24 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | FSV Frankfurt | 18 | (15) |
| 2001–2002 | SV Wehen | 31 | (13) |
| 2002–2006 | Hannover 96 | 60 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | MSV Duisburg | 45 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg | 74 | (25) |
| 2010–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 33 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 61 | (30) |
| 2014 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Shkëndija | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 22 | (9) |
| 2018 | Union Hallein | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Kufstein | 26 | (15) |
| 2019 | DSV Leoben | 19 | (12) |
| 2020 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Viktoria Griesheim | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 486 | (174) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Cameroon | 39 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editOn the last day of the summer transfer window 2011, Idrissou moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[1]
Having contributed 14 goals to Eintracht Frankfurt's return to the Bundesliga in 2011–12, Idrissou unexpectedly signed for 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 27 July 2012.
On 21 May 2014, he signed with Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.[2] He was waived by the team on 13 November 2014. In the following winter-break he moved to the Republic of Macedonia where he signed with FK Shkëndija.[3]
In 2015 he moved back to Germany to KFC Uerdingen 05.
After two years he moved to Union Hallein.
During the summer transfer period 2018 he moved to Austria to FC Kufstein.
In October 2020, Idrissou signed for Viktoria Griesheim in the fifth-tier Hessenliga.[4] He retired from football in 2021.[5]
International career
editIdrissou was part of the Cameroon national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, which finished top of its group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals. He also played for Cameroon at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6]
Honors
editSC Freiburg
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up 2008[8]
References
edit- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Mo Idrissou" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Official: Mohammadou Idrissou signed to Maccabi Haifa for one season" (in Hebrew). Sport5. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "M. Idrissou". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Mo Idrissou stürmt jetzt für Hessenligist SC Viktoria Griesheim". kicker (in German). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Mohamadou Idrissou heute | Vom Bundesliga-Torjäger zum Amateurkicker". KICK.TV (in German). 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Mohammadou Idrissou – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "2. Fußball-Bundesliga: Freiburg aufgestiegen, Nürnberg holt Remis". Der Spiegel (in German). 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Saaid, Hamdan (14 January 2016). "African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
edit- Mohamadou Idrissou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohamadou Idrissou at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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