Modibo Sagnan

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Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Montpellier. Born in France, he represented his country of birth's France Olympic football team before switching his allegiance to the Mali national football team.

Full name Modibo Sagnan
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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Modibo Sagnan
Sagnan in 2024
Personal information
Full name Modibo Sagnan
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
Çaykur Rizespor (on loan from Montpellier)
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2012 CS Villetaneuse
2012–2017 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Lens II 24 (1)
2018–2019 Lens 13 (0)
2019–2023 Real Sociedad 16 (0)
2019Lens (loan) 1 (0)
2020Mirandés (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022Tondela (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023Utrecht (loan) 25 (1)
2023–2024 Utrecht 13 (1)
2024– Montpellier 40 (4)
2025–Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2021 France Olympic 3 (0)
2024– Mali 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024
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Early life

Modibo Sagnan[2] was born on 14 April 1999 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis in France.[1]

Club career

Lens

A youth product of Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years.[3] Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Sochaux on 30 January 2018.[4]

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.[5] The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side Mirandés until June.[6]

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 Tondela on a one-year loan deal.[7]

Utrecht

On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[8] On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.[9]

Montpellier

On 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[10]

Loan to Çaykur Rizespor

On 2 August 2025, Sagnan signed for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan with an option to buy.[11]

International career

Sagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria.[12]

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé and Mauritanian father and a Malian mother.[13] He was raised a Muslim.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025[15]
More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens 2017–18 Ligue 2 30200050
2018–19 Ligue 2 100201 1131
Total 130401100181
Real Sociedad 2019–20 La Liga 001010
2020–21 La Liga 160104[a]0210
Total 160200040220
Lens (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 100010
Mirandés (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 13000130
Tondela 2021–22 Primeira Liga 2713000301
Utrecht 2022–23 Eredivisie 2513000281
2023–24 Eredivisie 13110141
Total 3824000422
Montpellier 2023–24 Ligue 1 13211143
2024–25 Ligue 1 27200272
Total 40411415
Career total 148714111401679
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  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 11 June 2024[citation needed]
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202430
Total30
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Honours

References

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