Modibo Sagnan

Modibo Sagnan
	Sagnan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Modibo Sagnan[1]
Date of birth	14 April 1999
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Utrecht
Number	27
Youth career
2009–2012	CS Villetaneuse
2012–2017	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Lens II
2018–2019	Lens
2019–2023	Real Sociedad
2019	→ Lens (loan)
2020	→ Mirandés (loan)
2021–2022	→ Tondela (loan)
2022–2023	→ Utrecht (loan)
2023–	Utrecht
International career
2021	France Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Utrecht.

Club career

Lens

A youth product of RC Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years.[2] Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 30 January 2018.[3]

Real Sociedad

On 30 January 2019, Sagnan joined La Liga side Real Sociedad for an estimated fee of €5 million, and was immediately loaned back to Lens for the remainder of the season.[4] The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés until June.[5]

Sagnan made his debut for the Txuri-urdin on 3 October 2020, replacing Andoni Gorosabel in a 3–0 home win over Getafe CF. On 31 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela on a one-year loan deal.[6]

Utrecht

On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[7] On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.[8]

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He was raised a Muslim.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2021[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens	2017–18	Ligue 2	3	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	10	0	2	0	1	1	—		13	1
	Total		13	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	18	1
Real Sociedad	2019–20	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	La Liga	12	0	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
	Total		12	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	18	0
Lens (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Mirandés (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Career total			39	0	6	0	1	1	4	0	50	1

Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Real Sociedad

Copa del Rey: 2019–20[11][12]

References

"Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
"Premier contrat pro pour Modibo Sagnan !". www.rclens.fr. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
"LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 21ème journée - RC Lens / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
"Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad". L'Équipe. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
"Loan agreement with CD Mirandés". Real Sociedad. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
"Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Tondela" [Agreement for his loan to CD Tondela] (in Spanish). rReal Sociedad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
"Franse aanwinst: FC Utrecht huurt Modibo Sagnan" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
"FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" [FC Utrecht exercise option: Modibo Sagnan stays in Domstad] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
"Modibo Sagnan". www.rclens.fr. 29 April 2019.
Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
"Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Modibo Sagnan at BDFutbol
Modibo Sagnan – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway
Modibo Sagnan at L'Équipe Football (in French)

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[11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[2] "Premier contrat pro pour Modibo Sagnan !". www.rclens.fr. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[3] "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 21ème journée - RC Lens / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.

[Modibo_Sagnan-4] "Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad". L'Équipe. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[5] "Loan agreement with CD Mirandés". Real Sociedad. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[6] "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Tondela" [Agreement for his loan to CD Tondela] (in Spanish). rReal Sociedad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[7] "Franse aanwinst: FC Utrecht huurt Modibo Sagnan" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[8] "FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" [FC Utrecht exercise option: Modibo Sagnan stays in Domstad] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[9] "Modibo Sagnan". www.rclens.fr. 29 April 2019.

[10] Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[12] "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[:0-13] Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.