In recent weeks, Senegalese international players have been joining Stoke at a rate of one every 4.67 days, with Readings Ibrihima Sonko today completing a move to the Potteries. The 27 year old has signed a three year contract for a fee of 2 million, that could Brent Honeywell Jersey potentially rise by a further 250,000. The centre back, famed for his prodigious leaps, which have earned him the nickname Superman, becomes Stokes seventh signing of the summer, and Brendan McKay Jersey third Senegalese, following Amdy and Abdoulaye Faye. Senegalese teammate Salif Diao makes up aSenegalese quartet in the Stoke squad. Sonko was born in January 1981 in Bignona in Senegal, but moved to France when he was just six months old. He announced that he would play internationally for whichever country approached him first, and that was Senegal. He has played three times for the Lions Of Teranga as the national side is known, scoring once. The senegal side had been trying to make Adeiny Hechavarria Jersey him play for them for many years, but he claimed that he did not feel ready for international football, and only made his debut in a warm-up match forthe African Cup Of Nations in Ghana earlier this year, in which he also featured. The 63 Sonko is the cousin of Arsenal right back Bacary sagna, who chose to play for France. He began his club career at French side Saint-Etienne, where he never played a first team league match, before moving to Grenoble, who will feature in Ligue 1 this season after earning promotion, in 1999. He made 43 league appearances, for Grenoble, scoring twicein a three year spell, before moving to Steve Coppells Brentford in 2002. He made 80 league appearances for the Londoners, scoring Jake Smolinski Jersey eight goals, before following manager Coppell to Reading in 2004 on a free transfer. In his four seasons at Reading heplayed127 times in the league, again scoring eight times, including three already this season, making him Stokes top goalscorer. I see him as a welcome addition to Austin Pruitt Jersey the squad, who will probably become a regular starter. It will be interesting to see what happens toRyan Shawcro s now, after his comments that he may look elsewhere for football if another defender is signed. Ibrahima will wear the number 33 shirt for Stoke, but will not play against Middlesbrough tomorrow.