Ibrahim Koroma

Ibrahim Koroma (born 17 May 1989) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Motala AIF.

Previously Koroma played for Swedish Superettan club Varbergs BoIS and the Sierra Leone national football team. He plays both as a defensive midfielder and central defender. Koroma is commonly known by his nickname "Marcel", which is taken from former French footballer Marcel Desailly.

Career

FC Kallon Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Koroma played for Sierra Leone National Premier League side FC Kallon until 2008. He was capped 83 times and scored 13 goals during his four-year stay at the club. Koroma also helped FC Kallon win the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 2007 as well as reach the first round of the CAF Champions League that same year.

D.C. United American Major League Soccer club D.C. United signed Koroma in September 2008.

Trelleborg After his success at Motala he was signed by Allsvenskan club Trelleborgs FF in July 2010. During his time at the club Trelleborg suffered two consecutive relegations and found themselves in the third tier at the start of 2013. This caused Koroma to declare that he wanted to leave the club.

Varbergs BoIS In February 2013 Koroma was signed by Superettan club Varbergs BoIS.

Honours

Club FC Kallon Sierra Leonean FA Cup Sierra Leone Champions 2006