Ihlas Bebou

Ihlas Bebou's story stirs me more than any highlight reel could. Born in Sokodé in central Togo and raised in Düsseldorf from the age of eleven, he climbed all the way to the Bundesliga as a 183 cm forward and right winger sharp enough to start at the top level. That trajectory, from West Africa to one of football's elite leagues, is the kind of self-made arc that defines the sport's romance. Representing the Togo national team adds a layer of carrying a country's pride on his boots. I will always cheer louder for the grafters than the manufactured stars, and Bebou is exactly that.

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Name (English)

Ihlas Bebou

Name (Japanese)

イーラス・ベブ

Reading

いーらす・べぶ

Born

April 23, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Sokodé, Centrale Region, Togo

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihlas%20Bebou
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15819920

Tags

• Centrale Region
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.