Joshiko Saibou

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| caption = Saibou in a Germany training jersey in 2014.

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| position = Point guard

| height_cm = 188

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| league = Pro A

| team = Stade Rochelais Basket

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|03|7}}

| birth_place = Cologne, West Germany

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| career_start = 2009

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| years1= 2009–2011

| team1= Alba Berlin

| years2 = 2011–2013

| team2 = TBB Trier

| years3= 2013–2014

| team3= Gießen 46ers

| years4= 2014–2015

| team4= Crailsheim Merlins

| years5= 2015–2016

| team5= s.Oliver Baskets

| years6= 2016–2017

| team6= Gießen 46ers

| years7 = 2017–2019

| team7= Alba Berlin

| years8 = 2019–2020

| team8 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years9 = 2021

| team9 = Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = JDA Dijon

| years11 = 2023–2024

| team11 = Medipolis SC Jena

| years12 = 2024–present

| team12 = Stade Rochelais Basket

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Joshiko Saibou (born 7 March 1990) is a German professional basketball player for Stade Rochelais Basket of the Pro A. Saibou usually plays as point guard. He is of Togolese descent.

Early career

Saibou started in 2007 with the youth team of Alba Berlin in the NBBL under head coach Henrik Rödl, along with other players including Niels Giffey, Andreas Seiferth and Konstantin Klein.

Professional career

Saibou started his career in 2009 with the professional team of Alba Berlin. In 2011, Saibou signed a two-year contract with Henrik Rödl's TBB Trier.

In 2016, Saibou signed with the Gießen 46ers. On 2 June 2017, he left Gießen to play for his former club Alba Berlin.{{Cite news|url=https://www.albaberlin.de/news/joshiko-saibou-kehrt-zurueck-zu-alba-berlin-7623.html|title=Joshikou Saibou kehrt zurück zu Alba Berlin|access-date=16 January 2018|publisher=Albaberlinde.|language=German|date=2 June 2017|archive-date=10 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610043714/https://www.albaberlin.de/news/joshiko-saibou-kehrt-zurueck-zu-alba-berlin-7623.html|url-status=dead}}

On 10 July 2019, he has signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/presse/news/artikel/nationalspieler-joshiko-saibou-wechselt-von-berlin-nach-bonn.html|title=Nationalspieler Joshiko Saibou wechselt von Berlin nach Bonn|date=10 July 2019|website=telekom-baskets-bonn.de|language=German|access-date=17 September 2019}}

On 4 August 2020, he was fired by the Bonn team, due to misconduct in the Corona crisis.{{Cite web|title=Darum hat der Verein völlig richtig gehandelt|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/joshiko-saibou-bei-den-baskets-bonn-entlassen-darum-hat-der-verein-voellig-richtig-gehandelt/26068604.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.tagesspiegel.de|language=de}} In February 2021, he signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.{{Cite web|title=Joshiko SAIBOU rejoint le CHAMPAGNE BASKET pour la fin de saison 20/21|url=https://champagne-basket.fr/actualite/joshiko-saibou-rejoint-le-champagne-basket-pour-la-fin-de-saison-20-21|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Champagne Basket|language=fr}}

On 17 July 2021, he has signed a two-year deal with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A. JDA Dijon also plays in the Basketball Champions League{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdadijon.com/2021/07/17/joshiko-saibou-2023/|title=Joshiko Saibou s'engage pour deux saisons|date=17 July 2021|website=jdadijon.com|language=Fr|access-date=17 July 2021}}

In September 2023, Saibou returned to Germany to join Medipolis SC Jena in the German ProA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baskets-jena.de/news/tickets/coup-fuer-medipolis-sc-jena-olympionike-joshiko-saibou-im-anflug|title=Coup für Medipolis SC Jena - Olympionike Joshiko Saibou im Anflug|date=11 September 2023|website=basketsjena.de|language=German|access-date=1 May 2024}}

On November 19, 2024, he signed with Stade Rochelais Basket of the Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://basket.staderochelais.com/actualites/news/joshiko-saibou-joueur-additionnel-du-stade-rochelais|title=Joshiko Saibou, joueur additionnel du Stade Rochelais|last=|first=|date=November 19, 2024|website=basket.staderochelais.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=December 2, 2024}}

International career

In November 2017, Saibou was selected for the German national basketball team for the first time.{{Cite news|url=http://www.basketball-bund.de/news/dbb-herren-roedl-nominiert-kader-179685|title=DBB-Herren: Rödl nominiert Kader|date=3 November 2017|access-date=16 January 2018|publisher=Basketball-bund.de|language=German}} He played with Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.