Vajebah Sakor
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vajebah Sakor
| image =
| fullname = Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Lamia
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2011–2013 |clubs1 = Asker |caps1 = 26 |goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2012 |clubs2 = → Rosenborg (loan) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2018 |clubs3 = Juventus |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016 |clubs4 = → Westerlo (loan) |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016 |clubs5 = → Vålerenga (loan) |caps5 = 20 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017 |clubs6 = → Willem II (loan) |caps6 = 1 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017 |clubs7 = → Göteborg (loan) |caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2018 |clubs8 = Göteborg |caps8 = 23 |goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2019–2021 |clubs9 = OFI |caps9 = 45 |goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2021 |clubs10= Brann |caps10= 4 |goals10= 1
| years11 = 2022 |clubs11= Triestina |caps11= 3 |goals11= 0
| years12 = 2023 |clubs12= Start |caps12= 21 |goals12= 3
| years13 = 2024–2025 |clubs13= Sandnes Ulf |caps13= 23 |goals13= 1
| years14 = 2025– |clubs14= Lamia |caps14= 0 |goals14= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013 |nationalteam1 = Norway U17 |nationalcaps1 = 21 |nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015 |nationalteam2 = Norway U19 |nationalcaps2 = 10 |nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2019 |nationalteam3= Norway U21 |nationalcaps3 = 3 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 14 November 2024
}}
Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor (born 14 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Lamia. Born in Liberia, he has represented Norway at youth level.
Club career
Sakor made his debut for Asker at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player to play in the Norwegian First Division.{{cite web|title=Gaute Larsen tviler på at han får beholde Sakor|url=http://www.budstikka.no/sport/asker-fotball/asker/gaute-larsen-tviler-pa-at-han-far-beholde-sakor/s/2-2.310-1.7447320|work=Budstikka|access-date=22 April 2016|language=no|date=17 July 2012}} After going on trial with Milan in March 2012, Sakor signed for Juventus in January 2013.
In August 2015, Sakor joined Westerlo on loan,{{cite web|title=Vajebah Sakor versterkt Kemphanen|url=http://www.kvcwesterlo.be/a-kern/nieuws/item/1211-vajebah-sakor-versterkt-kemphanen|website=kvcwesterlo.be|publisher=K.V.C. Westerlo|access-date=22 April 2016|language=nl|date=19 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095732/http://www.kvcwesterlo.be/a-kern/nieuws/item/1211-vajebah-sakor-versterkt-kemphanen|url-status=dead}} before joining Vålerenga on loan in March 2016.{{cite web|title=Vålerenga henter Juventus-spiller|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2016/03/29/sport/fotball/idrett/tippeligaen/valerenga/43682963/|work=Dagbladet|access-date=22 April 2016|language=no|date=29 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vajebah-sakor/ |title=Vajebah Sakor |website=Worldfootball.net |date=1996-04-14 |access-date=2016-07-08}}
On 31 January 2017, Sakor was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Willem II huurt Sakor voor rest van seizoen|language=nl|url=http://www.willem-ii.nl/nl-NL/Willem-II/Nieuws/2017/01/31/Sakor.aspx|access-date=11 June 2016|publisher=Willem II|date=31 January 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206022626/http://www.willem-ii.nl/nl-NL/Willem-II/Nieuws/2017/01/31/Sakor.aspx|url-status=dead}}
On 8 February 2022, Sakor signed with Triestina in Italian third-tier Serie C.{{cite press release|publisher=Triestina|url=https://www.facebook.com/triestina1918paginaufficiale/posts/4884046818329053|title=Centrocampista norvegese classe '96, 185 cm di statura|date=8 February 2022|access-date=18 February 2022|language=it}}
International career
Sakor was born in Liberia and but he moved to Norway at a young age. He has represented Norway in at the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and most recently at the U21 level.{{cite web|url=https://de.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250040972--vajebah-sakor/ |title=UEFA U19-EM - Vajebah Sakor – UEFA.com |website=UEFA |date=1996-04-14 |access-date=2016-07-08}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 NOvember 2020}}{{cite web|title=V.Sakor|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vajeba-sakor/183610/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=22 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=Vajebah Sakor|url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=76393|website=nifs.no|publisher=Nifs|access-date=22 April 2016}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vålerenga (loan)
|2016 |20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 3 | |
| Willem II (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg (loan)
|2017 |12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 2 | |
| rowspan="2"|IFK Göteborg
|2018 |Allsvenskan |23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 5 | |
| rowspan="4"|OFI
|rowspan="3"|Super League Greece |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019–20
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 2 | |
| 2020–21
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!89 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|vajeba-sakor/183610}}
- {{ifkdb|name=#8 Vajebah Sakor}}
{{PAS Lamia 1964 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakor, Vajebah}}
Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:Liberian emigrants to Norway
Category:Sportspeople from Asker
Category:Footballers from Akershus
Category:Footballers from Monrovia
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
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Category:Norwegian people of Liberian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Liberian descent
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Asker Fotball players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:Willem II Tilburg players
Category:OFI Crete F.C. players
Category:US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Category:Norwegian First Division players