Ihlas Bebou

Ihlas Bebou
Bebou with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994
Place of birth Sokodé, Togo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
TSG Hoffenheim
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2009 Garather SV
2009–2011 VfB 03 Hilden
2011–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 12 (5)
2015–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf 70 (11)
2017–2019 Hannover 96 42 (9)
2019– TSG Hoffenheim 158 (36)
International career
2016– Togo 38 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024

Ihlas Bebou (born 23 April 1994) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Togo national team.[2]

Club career

Bebou started playing football at Garather SV and VfB Hilden before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2011.[3][4] In December 2016 and June 2017, he rejected contract extensions with his current contract running out in 2018.[4][5]

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Bebou joined Bundesliga side Hannover.[6]

On 16 May 2019, it was confirmed, that Bebou would join TSG Hoffenheim from the upcoming season.[7] He penned a four-year contract.[7]

International career

Bebou debuted for the Togo national team in a 5–0 win over Djibouti on 4 September 2016.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2012–13[10] Regionalliga West 7 1 7 1
2013–14[11] Regionalliga West 5 4 5 4
2014–15[12] Regionalliga West 2 0 2 0
2015–16[13] Regionalliga West 4 1 4 1
Total 18 6 18 6
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2013–14[11] 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
2014–15[12] 2. Bundesliga 10 2 10 2
2015–16[13] 2. Bundesliga 23 2 1 0 24 2
2016–17[14] 2. Bundesliga 32 5 2 1 34 6
2017–18[15] 2. Bundesliga 4 2 1 0 5 2
Total 70 11 4 1 74 12
Hannover 96 2017–18[15] Bundesliga 30 5 1 0 31 5
2018–19[16] Bundesliga 12 4 2 1 14 5
Total 42 9 3 1 45 10
TSG Hoffenheim 2019–20[17] Bundesliga 32 6 3 1 35 7
2020–21[18] Bundesliga 32 9 2 0 6[a] 0 40 9
2021–22[19] Bundesliga 28 7 1 0 29 7
2022–23[20] Bundesliga 19 7 1 0 20 7
2023–24[21] Bundesliga 32 7 2 0 34 7
2024–25[22] Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2025–26[23] Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 16 0
Total 159 36 10 1 6 0 175 37
Career total 289 62 16 3 6 0 311 65
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 2016 3 0
2017 9 0
2018 3 0
2019 4 1
2020 3 0
2021 6 0
2023 6 0
2024 4 0
Total 38 1
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2019 Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France  Cape Verde 1–0 1–2 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Ihlas Bebou". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Bebou, Ihlas". worldfootball.net. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ Jolitz, Bernd (12 March 2015). "Fortuna Düsseldorf: Ihlas Bebou kann endlich wieder angreifen". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Düsseldorf: Keine Einigung mit Bebou". kicker Online (in German). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Bebou lehnt neues Vertragsangebot ab". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Bebou bei 96 gelandet: "Ein großer Schritt für mich"". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Amtlich: Bebou wechselt zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim" [Official: Bebou moves to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]. Kicker (in German). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  9. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ihlas Bebou". www.national-football-teams.com.
  10. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2012/13" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2012/13]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2013/14" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2013/14]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ^ a b "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2014/15" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2014/15]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2015/16" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2015/16]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2016/17" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2016/17]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2015/16" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2015/16]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2018/19" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2018/19]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2019/20" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2019/20]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2020/21" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2020/21]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2021/22" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2021/22]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2022/23" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2022/23]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2023/24" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2023/24]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2024/25" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2024/25]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Spiele von Ihlas Bebou – 2025/26" [Games played by Ihlas Bebou – 2025/26]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2026.