Lamine Sadio
Senegalese footballer (born 2007)
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Mamadou Lamine Sadio (born 24 December 2007) is a Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Lamine Sadio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 2007[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Environnement Foot Thiès | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | FC Nordsjælland | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Senegal U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | Senegal U20 | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:30, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2024 | |||
Career
Sadio signed a pre-contract with FC Nordsjælland in September 2024 at age 16, expected to join the club during the 2025–26 winter transfer window.[4] At the time of signing, he played for Environnement Foot Thiès, a football academy located in Thiès, Senegal.[5]
Sadio officially joined FC Nordsjælland in December 2025 on a contract until 2030.[6] He made an unofficial debut in Nordsjælland's friendly against Czech National Football League club FC Zbrojovka Brno on 30 January 2026, scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 exhibition win.[7] After sitting on the bench in two of three Danish Superliga matches for Nordsjælland in February 2026,[8] his debut came on 1 March against Viborg.[2] He was substituted into the match to begin the second half for his professional debut. In the 62nd minute, he scored to equalise the match 1–1. Viborg would ultimately win the match.[9]
International career
Sadio took part of Senegal under-17 team during the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[10][11] The team went on to win the tournament, defeating Morocco 2–1 in the final.[12] In November 2023, he was selected the under-17 team ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13] He made one appearance for the Senegal U20 team during the 2024 African Games, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over South Sudan U20.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Career total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
Honours
- Senegal U17
