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Ibrahim Meite (born 29 July 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Meite[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hendon | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Hendon | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:52, 21 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Meite 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]
In December 2024, Meite returned to football, joining Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon.[22]
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In January 2018, Meite was charged with drink-driving at Brighton Magistrates' Court, following a speeding offence in Hove on 31 December 2017.[23] He was banned from driving for 17 months and made to pay a £380 fine plus £85 costs and £38 victim surcharge.[23]
In July 2020 he was charged with stabbing a man in September 2019 in Putney.[24] 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.[25]
On 15 December 2022, Meite was sentenced to 15 months in prison.[26]
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- As of 20 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harrow Borough | 2016–17[27] | 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[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[29] | 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[28] | League Two | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Crawley Town | 2018–19[29] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[30] | 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[30] | National League | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 2019–20[31] | Bulgarian Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derry City | 2020[31] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Wingate & Finchley | 2021–22[32] | 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.
- Appearance in FA Trophy.
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
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