Ibrahim Meite (born 29 July 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Meite[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 July 1996||
Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
AG Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Harrow Borough | 16 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Crawley Town | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Woking (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2020 | → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Derry City | 8 | (1) |
2021 | Wingate & Finchley | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:23, 27 November 2021 (UTC) |
Career
editMeite was born to Ivorian parents and raised in a council estate in Roehampton, London Borough of Wandsworth.[3] After playing for AG Academy and Harrow Borough, Meite trialled with Leicester City (in October 2016) and Cardiff City (in December 2016).[4][3] He turned professional with Cardiff City in January 2017,[5] making his debut for the club as a substitute in place of Craig Noone during a 0–0 draw with Wigan Athletic on 22 April 2017.[6]
On 25 August 2017, Meite joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan until January 2018.[7]
After being released by Cardiff, Meite returned to Crawley on a permanent deal in February 2019.[8][9]
On 3 August 2019 it was announced that Meite would be joining National League side Woking on a one-month loan.[10] The loan was extended for a further month on 2 September 2019,[11][12][13][14] which was then extended again on 4 October 2019 until 30 January 2020.[15] On 4 March 2020, Meite then joined Bulgarian Second Professional Football League side Pirin Blagoevgrad on loan until the end of the season.[16]
He was released by Crawley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[17]
In July 2020, Meite joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on a deal until the end of the 2020 season.[18] Meite later left the club in December, following just 11 appearances all season.[19]
On 27 August 2021, Meite signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side, Wingate & Finchley[20] and went onto score on his debut during a 4–1 away defeat to Haringey Borough.[21]
Personal life
editIn January 2018, Meite was charged with drink-driving at Brighton Magistrates' Court, following a speeding offence in Hove on 31 December 2017.[22] He was banned from driving for 17 months and made to pay a £380 fine plus £85 costs and £38 victim surcharge.[22]
In July 2020 he was charged with stabbing a man in September 2019 in Putney.[23] In early 2022 he went on trial, accused of stabbing a man in the back in a "premeditated and not provoked attack" in a London street. In the same incident he was also stabbed running away by the person he was alleged to have stabbed.[24]
On 15 December 2022, Meite was sentenced to 15 months in prison.[25]
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 November 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harrow Borough | 2016–17[26] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 6[a] | 3 | 28 | 13 | |
Cardiff City | 2016–17[6] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Crawley Town (loan) | 2017–18[27] | League Two | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 22 | 3 |
Crawley Town | 2018–19[28] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20[29] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Woking (loan) | 2019–20[29] | National League | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 2019–20[30] | Bulgarian Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Derry City | 2020[30] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Wingate & Finchley | 2021–22[31] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
Career total | 72 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 100 | 27 |
- ^ Two appearances and three goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances in FA Trophy.
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy.
- ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy.
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b Jack Vittles (3 January 2017). "Who is Ibrahim Meite? This is the man who looks likely to be Cardiff City's first January transfer signing". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ Sean Gallagher (13 October 2016). "Ibrahim Meite's potential is 'absolutely huge', says Harrow Borough boss". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ Michael Pearlman (6 January 2017). "Cardiff City sign Greg Halford and let Lex Immers go". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Ian Mitchelmore (25 August 2017). "Sol Bamba signs new three-year deal with Cardiff City as Neil Warnock confirms Ibrahim Meite has joined Crawley on loan". WalesOnline. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Ibrahim Meite: Crawley Town sign forward following release by Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Profile". Crawley Town F.C. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Meite joins on loan". Woking FC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Crawley Town forward extends Woking loan". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk.
- ^ "IBRAHIM MEITE EXTENDS LOAN DEAL WITH WOKING". www.crawleytownfc.com.
- ^ "Ibrahim Meite loan extension". Woking FC Official Site.
- ^ "Crawley's Meite extends Woking stay | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 3 September 2019.
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- ^ Dunford, Mark (4 March 2020). "Former Cardiff striker joins Bulgarian side on loan from Crawley Town". crawleyobserver.co.uk. Crawley and Horley Observer. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". www.crawleytownfc.com.
- ^ O'Hehir, Paul (29 July 2020). "Derry City sign Ibrahim Meite and Jake Dunwoody". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "League Of Ireland Tramsfers - 2021 Ins And Outs". Balls.ie. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Wingate&Finchley FC on Twitter". Wingate & Finchley F.C. Twitter. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Isthmian League - Premier Division – Haringey Borough 4 - 1 Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Striker is caught drink-driving". The Argus. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Bennett-Ness, Jamie (20 July 2020). "Ex-Cardiff City footballer denies stabbing man in Putney". Wandsworth Times. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Vaughan, Henry (4 February 2022). "Ex-Cardiff City striker 'stabbed man in unprovoked attack', court told". Wales Online. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Jones, John (15 December 2022). "Ex-Cardiff City striker 'stabbed man in unprovoked attack', court told". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahim Meite". Harrow Borough Official Site. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ibrahim Meite in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "I. Meité". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Wingate & Finchley – Appearances – Ibrahim Meite". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 October 2021.