Modibo Sagnan
{{short description|Malian association football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Modibo Sagnan
| image = Sagnan asse mhsc 2425.png
| caption = Sagnan in 2024
| fullname = Modibo Sagnan{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA) |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Saint-Denis, France
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Montpellier
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012 | youthclubs1 = CS Villetaneuse
| youthyears2 = 2012–2017 | youthclubs2 = Lens
| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Lens II | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Lens | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2023 | clubs3 = Real Sociedad | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Lens (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = → Mirandés (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Tondela (loan) | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = → Utrecht (loan) | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Utrecht | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Montpellier | caps9 = 40 | goals9 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = France Olympic
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Mali
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2024
}}
Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club Montpellier. Born in France, he represented its Olympic team, before switching allegiance to the Mali national team.
Club career
=Lens=
A youth product of RC Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years.{{cite web|url=http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2017/07/28_sagnan_contrat/index.php#ancreContenu|title=Premier contrat pro pour Modibo Sagnan !|website=www.rclens.fr|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131081047/http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2017/07/28_sagnan_contrat/index.php#ancreContenu|archive-date=31 January 2018|url-status=dead}} Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 30 January 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/83781|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 21ème journée - RC Lens / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|website=www.lfp.fr}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Modibo-sagnan-lens-part-a-la-real-sociedad/983307|title=Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad|publisher=L'Équipe|date=30 January 2019|accessdate=30 January 2019}} The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés until June.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/news/details/loan-agreement-with-cd-mirandes|title=Loan agreement with CD Mirandés|publisher=Real Sociedad|date=31 January 2020|accessdate=4 February 2020}}
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 C.D. Tondela on a one-year loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/acuerdo-para-su-cesion-al-cd-tondela|title=Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Tondela|trans-title=Agreement for his loan to CD Tondela|publisher=rReal Sociedad|language=es|date=31 August 2021|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
=Utrecht=
On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Utrecht|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2022/juli/franse-aanwinst-fc-utrecht-huurt-modibo-sagnan/|title=Franse aanwinst: FC Utrecht huurt Modibo Sagnan|date=11 July 2022|access-date=20 July 2022|language=nl}} On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2023/juni/fc-utrecht-licht-optie-modibo-sagnan-blijft-in-domstad|title=FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad|trans-title=FC Utrecht exercise option: Modibo Sagnan stays in Domstad|publisher=FC Utrecht|language=nl|date=2 June 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023}}
=Montpellier=
On 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.{{cite web|url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2023-2024/equipe-pro/modibo-sagnan-nouveau-defenseur-du-mhsc|trans-title=Modibo Sagnan, new defender of the MHSC|title=Modibo Sagnan, nouveau défenseur du MHSC|language=French|website=www.mhscfoot.com|date=1 February 2024|accessdate=1 February 2024}}
International career
Sagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/700492/nigeria-mali|title=Mali v Nigeria game report|date=26 March 2024}}
Personal life
Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He was raised a Muslim.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/point-par-point-modibo-sagnan-portrait-decouverte-rclens-20190429|title=Modibo Sagnan|date=29 April 2019|website=www.rclens.fr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|modibo-sagnan/478644|access-date=17 March 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Lens
| rowspan="2" |Ligue 2 |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1
|1 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Real Sociedad
| rowspan="2" |La Liga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lens (loan)
|Ligue 2 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mirandés (loan)
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | |||
| Tondela
|27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 30 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Utrecht
| rowspan="2" |Eredivisie |25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Montpellier
|13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 41 | 5 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!148 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 9 |
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=International=
{{Updated|matches played on 11 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Mali
|2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Real Sociedad
- Copa del Rey: 2019–20{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal|url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/03/football/1617473340_092105.html|access-date=2021-04-03|website=AS.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Lowe|first=Sid|date=2021-04-03|title=Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/03/athletic-bilbao-real-sociedad-copa-del-rey-2020-final-match-report|access-date=2021-04-03|issn=0261-3077}}
References
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External links
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- {{BDFutbol|25619}}
- {{LFP}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- {{Lequipe|65795}}
{{Montpellier HSC squad}}
{{France men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Footballers from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
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