Salou Ibrahim

Early career

Salou started to play for King Faisal Babes, a Ghanaian football club based in the Ashanti city of Kumasi. After two seasons, he was signed by German club TuS Wandsbek 81.

Belgium

In 2000, he signed for FC Turnhout in Belgium, where he stayed for four seasons. During the 2003–04 season, Salou scored 16 goals in 26 appearances for FC Turnhout and began to draw attention from higher-level clubs. In 2004, he signed for KV Kortrijk, that started his first season in the Belgian Second Division. After one season he went to S.V. Zulte-Waregem in the Belgian First Division and scored nine goals in 29 league appearances (14 goals in all competitions), helping his side capture the 2006 Belgian Cup. As a result of his play with Zulte-Waregem, Salou received offers from the top two sides in Belgian football RSC Anderlecht and Club Brugge as well as other European sides including AEK Athens and RC Lens. He decided on Club Brugge and joined the club in 2006. On 2 November 2006, Salou scored his clubs lone goal in a 3–1 loss to Premier League club Tottenham in a UEFA Cup match played at White Hart Lane. In two seasons with the club, Salou appeared in 46 Belgian First Division matches scoring five goals. He also helped the club capture the 2006–07 Belgian Cup. There he also stayed for two seasons before returning to Germany.

MSV Duisburg

In 2008, he moved to MSV Duisburg. Prior to joining Duisburg, Salou was close to signing with FC Rapid București.…

Salou was born in Ghana, but received his Belgian nationality in 2005. Following a successful campaign with S.V. Zulte-Waregem during the 2005–06 season, Salou started to garner interest from the Belgium national football team. After deciding to represent his native country, in 2006 Salou was called up for Ghana but decided not to join the national side due to a dispute involving obtaining his visa. Coach Claude Le Roy made efforts to persuade him to join the Black Stars, but Salou declined.

Club

S.V. Zulte-Waregem Belgian Cup: 2005–06 Club Brugge Belgian Cup: 2006–07