Sékou Sanogo (footballer)

{{short description|Ivorian association footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sékou Sanogo

| image = Sékou Sanogo 2017.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Sanogo with Young Boys in 2017

| fullname = Sékou Junior Sanogo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|5}}

| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web |url=http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/scc/igraci/prvi-tim/417/seku-sanogo |title=Sékou Sanogo |publisher=Red Star Belgrade |access-date=31 August 2022}}

| currentclub = Železničar Pančevo

| clubnumber = 35

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Africa Sports

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2011–2014

| clubs2 = Thun

| caps2 = 48

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = → Lausanne-Sport (loan)

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = → Lausanne-Sport (loan)

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2014–2019

| clubs5 = Young Boys

| caps5 = 99

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Al-Ittihad

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2020–2023

| clubs7 = Red Star Belgrade

| caps7 = 60

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = → Paris FC (loan)

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Schaffhausen

| caps9 = 10

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Železničar Pančevo

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 15 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 21 January 2020

}}

Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Železničar Pančevo.

Club career

File:Salim_Khelifi,_Sekou_Junior_Sanogo_-_Lausanne_Sport_vs._FC_Thun_-_22.10.2011.jpg in 2011]]

File:YB vs. FCL - Sanogo 2.jpg

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.{{cite news |last1=Homewood |first1=Brian |title=Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-swiss/soccer-young-boys-end-32-year-wait-for-swiss-title-and-end-basel-dominance-idUKKBN1HZ0YS |accessdate=23 April 2019 |work=Reuters |date=28 April 2018}}

On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/91828/zvezda-potvrdila-seku-sanogo-dosao-na-pozajmicu-video?lang=lat Zvezda potvrdila: Seku Sanogo došao na pozajmicu (VIDEO)] at Sportski žurnal, 21 February 2020 {{in lang|sr}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/scc/vest/10981/Sanogo-Zvezdin-do-2023|title=Саного Звездин до 2023.|date=27 January 2021|language=sr|access-date=27 January 2021}}

On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|publisher=Paris FC|url=https://parisfc.fr/a-la-une-paris-fc/sekou-sanogo-prete-au-paris-fc/|title=Sekou Sanogo prêté au Paris FC|date=31 January 2023|access-date=5 February 2023|language=fr}}

On 15 January 2024, Sanogo returned to Switzerland and signed with Schaffhausen.{{cite web|publisher=Schaffhausen|url=https://www.fcschaffhausen.ch/2024/01/15/sekou-sanogo-unterschreibt-beim-fcs/|title=Sékou Sanogo unterschreibt beim FCS|trans-title=Sékou Sanogo signs with FCS|date=15 January 2024|access-date=21 January 2024|language=de}}

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.{{cite web |title=Ivory Coast v Senegal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39330384 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=23 April 2019 |date=27 March 2017}}[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/67664/Sekou_Sanogo.html Sékou Sanogo] at National-Football-Teams.com

Career statistics

=== Club ===

{{updated|match played 23 August 2024}}{{Soccerway|sekou-junior-sanogo/175393}}

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{{efn|Including Swiss Cup, King's Cup, Serbian Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Thun

|2010–11

|rowspan="3"|Super League

|14

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—151
2011–12

|9

0005{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—140
2013–14

|25

3209{{efn|name=UEL}}2colspan="2"|—365
colspan="2"|Total

!48

430142colspan="2"|—656
rowspan="3"|Lausanne-Sport (loan)

|2011–12

|rowspan="2"|Super League

|14

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—140
2012–13

|31

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—322
colspan="2"|Total

!45

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—462
rowspan="6"|Young Boys

|2014–15

|rowspan="5"|Super League

|25

10011{{efn|name=UEL}}1colspan="2"|—362
2015–16

|11

2101{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}}0colspan="2"|—132
2016–17

|21

2216{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—293
2017–18

|27

5307{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—375
2018–19

|15

1206{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—231
colspan="2"|Total

!99

1181311colspan="2"|—13813
Al-Ittihad

|2018–19

|Saudi Pro League

|11

1505{{efn|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite}}0colspan="2"|—211
rowspan=5|Red Star

|2019–20

|rowspan=4|SuperLiga

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
2020–21

|23

25010{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—382
2021–22

|24

22013{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—392
2022–23

|12

0108{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—210
colspan="2"|Total

!60

480310colspan="2"|—994
Paris FC (loan)

|2022–23

|Ligue 2

|5

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—60
Schaffausen

|2023–24

|Challenge League

|10

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
colspan="3"|Career total

!278

22261813colspan="2"|—38526

{{notelist}}

Honours

Africa Sports

Young Boys

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

  • Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18,{{Cite web |date=2018-01-31 |title=SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner |url=https://golden11.ch/awards/2017 |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Golden11 |language=en-US}} 2018–19{{Cite web |date=2019-01-28 |title=Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année |url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/football/10175275-super-league-kevin-mbabu-elu-joueur-de-lannee.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=RTSSport.ch |language=fr}}

References

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