Saïdou Sow
{{short description|Guinean footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Saïdou Sow
| image = Saidousow2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sow with Guinea in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Conakry, Guinea
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Nantes
(on loan from Strasbourg)
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = SFC Neuilly-sur-Marne
| youthyears2 = 2016–2020
| youthclubs2 = Saint-Étienne
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = Saint-Étienne B
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Strasbourg B
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Strasbourg
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = → Nantes (loan)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Guinea U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2020–
| nationalteam2 = Guinea
| nationalcaps2 = 24
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 26 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2024
}}
Saïdou Sow (born 4 July 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for French {{French football updater|Nantes}} club Nantes on loan from Strasbourg, and the Guinea national team.{{Soccerway|666259|accessdate=14 October 2020}}
Club career
Sow made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020, in a Ligue 1 game against Lens, replacing Maxence Rivera in the 16th minute, after the early expulsion of Timothée Kolodziejczak.{{Cite web|last=Rego|first=Raul|date=3 October 2020|title=Résultat et résumé Lens – Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1, 6e journée|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/ligue-1/2020-2021/lens-asse-live/477208|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 October 2020|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}}
On 25 January 2025, Sow moved to Nantes on loan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Nantes|url=https://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=46574|title=Saïdou Sow rejoint le FC Nantes !|trans-title=Saïdou Sow joins FC Nantes!|date=25 January 2025|access-date=27 January 2025|language=fr}}
International career
On 10 October 2020, Sow made his international debut for Guinea in a friendly game against Cape Verde,{{Cite web|last=Siaka|first=Yvon|date=13 October 2020|title=Amicaux : avec le Cap Vert, le Syli stoppe la spirale de 6 défaites|url=https://conakrysports.com/amicaux-avec-le-cap-vert-le-syli-stoppe-la-spirale-de-6-defaites/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 October 2020|website=Conakrysports.com|language=fr-FR}} entering as a substitute and proving to be instrumental in his side 2–1 win by making the assist for Yady Bangoura's decisive goal.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 October 2020|title=Une première décisive pour Saïdou Sow|url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/une-premiere-decisive-pour-saidou-sow-ac29088|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 October 2020|website=ASSE.fr|language=fr}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 15 January 2025}}
| 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Saint-Étienne
|15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Saint-Étienne B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|CFA 3 |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg B
|CFA 3 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Strasbourg
|Ligue 1 |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!85 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 |
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= International =
{{Updated|matches played on 10 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Guinea
|2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 24 | 1 |
:''Scores and results list Sow's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 9 September 2023 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | {{fb|MWI}} | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway}}
- [https://www.asse.fr/fr/club/saison-2020-2021/effectif/sow-saidou-j245 ASSE profile]
{{FC Nantes squad}}
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Category:Guinean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Guinean sportsmen
Category:Guinea men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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