Opa Sanganté
Footballer (born 1991)
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Opa Sanganté (born 1 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
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Date of birth
1 February 1991
Place of birth
Diannah Malary, Senegal
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Midfielder
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Sanganté with Châteauroux in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Diannah Malary, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Beauvais II | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Beauvais | 55 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chambly | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2023 | Châteauroux | 192 | (6) |
| 2023– | Dunkerque | 91 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Guinea-Bissau | 39 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026 | |||
Club career
International career
Born in Senegal to Senegalese parents, Sanganté is of Bissau-Guinean descent through one of his grandfathers.[4] He holds Senegalese, Bissau-Guinean and French nationalities.[5] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau in October 2020.[6] He debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 13 November 2020.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 May 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beauvais II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Beauvais | 2012–13 | CFA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | CFA | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 59 | 1 | |||
| Chambly | 2015–16 | National | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Châteauroux | 2016–17 | National | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | National | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | National | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 192 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 207 | 7 | ||
| Dunkerque | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2[c] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| Total | 67 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 358 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 387 | 16 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France
- Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
International
- As of match played 29 September 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | |
