Sékou Sanogo (footballer)
Ivorian association footballer
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Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Sanogo with Young Boys in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sékou Junior Sanogo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Africa Sports | ||
| 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) |
| 2024 | Schaffhausen | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Železničar Pančevo | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ivory Coast | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2020 | |||
Club career
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]
On 15 January 2024, Sanogo returned to Switzerland and signed with Schaffhausen.[6]
International career
An Ivory Coast international, Sanogo made his international debut for ”Les Éléphants” in a friendly match which resulted in a 1–1 tie with Senegal on 27 March 2017.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thun | 2010–11 | Super League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 2 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 65 | 6 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2011–12 | Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 2 | ||||
| Young Boys | 2014–15 | Super League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 99 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | 138 | 13 | |||
| Al-Ittihad | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10[g] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13[h] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[i] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | 99 | 4 | |||
| Paris FC (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Schaffausen | 2023–24 | Challenge League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 278 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 81 | 3 | — | 385 | 26 | |||
- Including Swiss Cup, King's Cup, Serbian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Africa Sports
- Ligue 1: 2008[8]
- Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire (2): 2009, 2010[8]
Young Boys
Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Serbian Cup (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
Individual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18,[10] 2018–19[11]
