Wilfried Stephane Singo (born 25 December 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Ivory Coast national team.
 Singo with Monaco in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wilfried Stephane Singo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | Denguélé | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Torino | 98 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Monaco | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Galatasaray | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ivory Coast U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:52, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:39, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editA 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
editOn 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
editOn 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] On 22 October 2024, he recorded his first Champions League goal and assist in a 5–1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.[9]
Galatasaray
editOn 28 August 2025, Singo joined Süper Lig club Galatasaray on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €30.8 million.[10][11]
International career
editSingo represented the Ivory Coast U20s for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in 2018.[12] He debuted for the Ivory Coast senior national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.[13]
Singo was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, making four appearances as the nation reached the quarter-finals of the Men's football tournament.[14]
In December 2023, Singo was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and ended up winning the tournament.[15][16][17]
On May 15, 2026, Singo was integrated by Ivory Coast coach Emerse Faé in his list of 26 players in order to participate in the 2026 World Cup.[18]
Style of play
editSingo primarily plays as a central defender, having previously played as a right-sided wing-back or full-back. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torino | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 98 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 7 | ||
| Monaco | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 35 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | 169 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 198 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 31 March 2026[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
- Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Singo goal.[21]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2026 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England |  South Korea | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo". Toro.it. 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "L'Evoluzione di Singo: Da centrale a esterno, Sesia ha un giocatore duttile". 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "Debrecen vs. Torino – 1 August 2019". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Cagliari-Torino 4–2". Torino F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ "Torino-Roma 2–3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Comberousse, Anthony (17 August 2023). "Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Monaco 5–1 Red Star Belgrade". BBC Sport. 22 October 2024.
- ↑ "Wilfried Stephane Singo Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Wilfried Singo!". Galatasaray S.K. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive".
- ↑ "Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
- ↑ Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "La liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "W. Singo". Soccerway.
- 1 2 "Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "ÜST ÜSTE 4. SENE ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football". The Athletic. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
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- Wilfried Singo – UEFA competition record (archive)
