Wilfried Singo

Wilfried Singo
Singo with Monaco in 2025
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Stephane Singo
Date of birth (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000
Place of birthOuragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PositionDefender
Team information
Current team
Galatasaray
Number 90
Youth career
–2019Denguélé
2019–2020Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023Torino 98 (7)
2023–2025Monaco 52 (2)
2025–Galatasaray 1 (0)
International career
2018Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)
2021Ivory Coast Olympic 4 (0)
2021–Ivory Coast 32 (0)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:50, 28 August 2025 (UTC)‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

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.

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] On 22 October 2024, he recorded his first Champions League goal and assist in a 5–1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.[9]

Galatasaray

On 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

Singo 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]

Style of play

Singo 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.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a]Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino2019–20Serie A41003[b]071
2020–21Serie A 28120301
2021–22Serie A 35310363
2022–23Serie A 31240352
2023–24Serie A 001010
Total 98780301097
Monaco2023–24Ligue 125100251
2024–25Ligue 1 271206[c]2353
Total 5222062604
Galatasaray2025–26Süper Lig00000000
Career total 15091009216911

International

As of match played 9 September 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast202120
202230
202360
2024170
202540
Total320

Honours

Ivory Coast

Individual

  • The Athletic Ligue 1 Team of the Season: 2023–24[22]

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. ^"Monaco 5–1 Red Star Belgrade". BBC Sport. 22 October 2024.
  10. ^"Wilfried Stephane Singo Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. ^"Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Wilfried Singo!". Galatasaray S.K. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. ^"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.
  13. ^"Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive".
  14. ^"Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  15. ^"LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
  16. ^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.
  17. ^"CÔTE D'IVOIRE"(PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
  18. ^"Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino". 17 December 2020.
  19. ^"W. Singo". Soccerway.
  20. ^"Wilfried Singo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. ^Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  22. ^"The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football". The Athletic. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.