Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Mali national team.[1]

Falaye Sacko
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Djoliba AC
2015–2016 Újpest 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 Vitória de Guimarães B 63 (0)
2017–2023 Vitória de Guimarães 99 (1)
2022 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Montpellier (loan) 35 (1)
2023– Montpellier 1 (0)
International career‡
2018– Mali 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.[2]

On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.[3] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.[4]

International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 January 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201710
201850
201961
202020
2021100
202250
Total291
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sacko goal.
List of international goals scored by Falaye Sacko[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 June 2019Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Algeria2–12–3Friendly

References
  1. falaye-sacko at Soccerway
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.
  3. "Falaye Sacko rejoint les Verts" (Press release) (in French). Saint-Étienne. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Falaye Sacko rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. "Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018". Soccerway.
  6. "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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