{{short description|Ivorian footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wilfried Singo | image = Singo asse asm 2425.png | image_size = | caption = Singo with [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in 2025 | fullname = Wilfried Stephane Singo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|12|25}} | birth_place = [[Ouragahio]], Ivory Coast | height = 1.90 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] | clubnumber = 90 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 | youthclubs1 = [[AS Denguélé|Denguélé]] | youthyears2 = 2019–2020 | youthclubs2 = [[Torino FC|Torino]] | years1 = 2020–2023 | clubs1 = [[Torino FC|Torino]] | caps1 = 98 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2023–2025 | clubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | caps2 = 52 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national under-20 football team|Ivory Coast U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2021 | nationalteam2 = [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast Olympic]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps3 = 34 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CIV}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 Ivory Coast]]|}} | club-update = 23:52, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:39, 31 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Wilfried Stephane Singo''' (born 25 December 2000) is an Ivorian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Süper Lig]] club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].
==Club career==
===Early career=== A youth product of [[AS Denguélé|Denguélé]], Singo joined [[Torino FC|Torino]] in the summer of 2019 where he was assigned to the [[Torino F.C. Primavera|under-19 squad]] coached by Federico Coppitelli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toro.it/toro/primo-piano/chi-e-wilfried-stephane-singo/1108208/|title=Dal Denguélé al sogno Serie A col Toro: alla scoperta di Singo|date=10 June 2019|website=Toro.it}}</ref> Initially deployed as a centre back, he was progressively shifted to the right full-back position over the course of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toro.it/giovanili/singo-ruolo-nel-torino-primavera/1130290/|title = L'Evoluzione di Singo: Da centrale a esterno, Sesia ha un giocatore duttile|date = 23 October 2019}}</ref>
===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 VSC|Debreceni]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/01/europe/uefa-cup/debreceni-vsc-megaforce/torino-fc/3034710/|title=Debrecen vs. Torino – 1 August 2019|website=Soccerway}}</ref> He made his Serie A debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 4–2 away loss against [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]].<ref>{{cite news|date=27 June 2020|title=Cagliari-Torino 4–2|url=http://torinofc.it/en/news/27/06/2020/cagliari-torino-4-2_24214|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 July 2020|publisher=Torino F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=I giovani che hanno debuttato in Serie A post lockdown|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/esordienti-serie-a-ripresa-lockdown|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 July 2020|website=sport.sky.it|language=it}}</ref> In his first start for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the penultimate round of the season at home against [[AS Roma|Roma]].<ref>{{cite news|date=29 July 2020|title=Torino-Roma 2–3: Dzeko, Smalling e Diawara, giallorossi in Europa League|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2020/07/30/news/torino-roma_2-3_i_giallorossi_conquistano_il_pass_per_l_europa_league-263230280/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 July 2020|website=la Repubblica|language=it}}</ref>
=== Monaco === On 17 August 2023, Singo officially joined [[Ligue 1]] side [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the Monégasque club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comberousse |first=Anthony |date=17 August 2023 |title=Wilfried Singo s'engage avec l'AS Monaco |url=https://www.asmonaco.com/wilfried-singo-sengage-avec-las-monaco/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=AS Monaco |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2023 |title=Wilfried Singo signe à l'AS Monaco jusqu'en 2028 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wilfried-singo-signe-a-l-as-monaco-jusqu-en-2028/1414068 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr-FR}}</ref> On 22 October 2024, he recorded his first [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] goal and assist in a 5–1 victory over [[Red Star Belgrade]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cy78ljngk88t |title=Monaco 5–1 Red Star Belgrade |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 October 2024 }}</ref>
=== Galatasaray === On 28 August 2025, Singo joined [[Süper Lig]] club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €30.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/gs-sportif-a-s/wilfried-stephane-singo-galatasarayda/58361|title=Wilfried Stephane Singo Galatasaray'da!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=28 August 2025|access-date=28 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/galatasaraya-hos-geldin-wilfried-singo/58362|title=Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Wilfried Singo!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=28 August 2025|access-date=28 August 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Singo represented the [[Ivory Coast national under-20 football team|Ivory Coast U20]]s for [[2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification]] matches in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-05-19/cote-divoire-u20-vs-gabon-u20/1299852/|title=Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire U20 vs Gabon U20 – 2018-05-19 – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification – Global Sports Archive|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref> He debuted for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast senior national team]] in a friendly 2–1 win over [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]] on 5 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-05/cote-divoire-vs-burkina-faso/2375891/|title=Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive}}</ref>
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 [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men's football tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asmonaco.com/en/wilfried-singo-signs-for-as-monaco/|title=Wilfried Singo signs for AS Monaco|date=17 August 2024|access-date=16 January 2024|website=AS Monaco}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/federationivoiriennedefootball/posts/pfbid02GVkTYXjhv2yBQizHRNxngTGoMrFLXgcUg3kQeXgEk3gZ158w6cxqRFjDBXCCU3ihl|title=LA LISTE|publisher=[[Ivorian Football Federation]]|date=28 December 2023|access-date=16 January 2024|language=pt|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sahi |first=Tristan |date=28 December 2023 |title=Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023 |url=https://www.7info.ci/cote-divoire-voici-les-27-elephants-de-gasset-zaha-et-des-tenors-font-leurs-adieux-a-la-can-2023/ |access-date=16 January 2024 |publisher=7info |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/media/ow2obxrw/c%C3%B4te-divoire.pdf|title=CÔTE D'IVOIRE|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
==Style of play== Singo primarily plays as a [[central defender]], having previously played as a right-sided [[wing-back (association football)|wing-back]] or [[full-back (association football)|full-back]]. He possesses notable pace and strength as well as good individual technique.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cultofcalcio.com/player-analysis-wilfried-singo-defensive-sensation-torino/|title = Player Analysis: Wilfried Singo, Defensive Sensation of Torino|date = 17 December 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=W. Singo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/wilfried-stephane-singo/598633/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coppa Italia]], [[Coupe de France]], [[Turkish Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Torino FC|Torino]] |[[2019–20 Torino FC season|2019–20]] |[[Serie A]] |4||1||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||7||1 |- |[[2020–21 Torino FC season|2020–21]] |Serie A |28||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |[[2021–22 Torino FC season|2021–22]] |Serie A |35||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||36||3 |- |[[2022–23 Torino FC season|2022–23]] |Serie A |31||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |[[2023–24 Torino FC season|2023–24]] |Serie A |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !98!!7!!8!!0!!3!!0!!109!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |[[2023–24 AS Monaco FC season|2023–24]] |[[Ligue 1]] |25||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||25||1 |- |[[2024–25 AS Monaco FC season|2024–25]] |Ligue 1 |27||1||2||0||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||35||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!2!!2!!0!!6!!2!!60!!4 |- |[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] |[[2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. season|2025–26]] |[[Süper Lig]] |19||2||3||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||29||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !169!!11!!13!!0!!16!!2!!198!!13 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|82835|access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |2021||2||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||17||0 |- |2025||4||0 |- |2026||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!34!!1 |}
:''Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Singo goal.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Singo !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- |align=center|1||28 March 2026||[[Stadium MK]], [[Milton Keynes]], England||{{fb|KOR}}||align=center|4–0||align=center|4–0|| [[Exhibition game#International football|Friendly]] |}
==Honours== '''Galatasaray''' *[[Süper Lig]]: [[2025–26 Süper Lig|2025–26]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/ust-uste-4-sene-sampiyon-galatasaray/60268|title=ÜST ÜSTE 4. SENE ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=9 May 2026|access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref>
'''Ivory Coast''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Rob |date=11 February 2024 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * ''The Athletic'' Ligue 1 Team of the Season: 2023–24<ref name="Athletic 2324 PotS">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5476993/2024/05/21/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2023-24-men/ |title=The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football |website=The Athletic |date=21 May 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=en |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0836-16/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5476993/2024/05/21/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2023-24-men/ |archive-date=10 April 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{UEFA player}}
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