Sékou Sanogo (footballer)

Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Sékou Sanogo
Sanogo with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sékou Junior Sanogo
Date of birth (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Africa Sports 60 (8)
2011–2014 Thun 48 (4)
2012 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 31 (2)
2014–2019 Young Boys 99 (11)
2019 Al-Ittihad 11 (1)
2020–2023 Red Star Belgrade 60 (4)
2023 → Paris FC (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Ivory Coast 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2020

Club career
Sanogo with Young Boys in 2014

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[2]

On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[3]

Sanogo completed his move to the Serbian heavy weights Red Star Belgrade FC on 27 January 2021 from Saudi club Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) on a two-year deal with his contract expiring in 2023.[4]

On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.[5]

International career

An Ivory Coast international, Sanogo made his international debut for the ”Les Éléphants” in a friendly match which resulted in a 1–1 tie with Senegal on 27 March 2017.[6][7]

Honours

Africa Sports

Young Boys

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

References
  1. "Sékou Sanogo". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. Zvezda potvrdila: Seku Sanogo došao na pozajmicu (VIDEO) at Sportski žurnal, 21 February 2020 (in Serbian)
  4. "Саного Звездин до 2023" (in Serbian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Sekou Sanogo prêté au Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. "Ivory Coast v Senegal". BBC Sport. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. Sékou Sanogo at National-Football-Teams.com


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