Ihsan Sacko

Ihsan Sacko

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Alfortville, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Thun
Number	10
Youth career
2012–2015	Valenciennes
2015–2016	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Strasbourg B	16	(2)
2016–2018	Strasbourg	45	(4)
2018–2022	Nice	24	(0)
2018–2022	Nice B	15	(5)
2019–2020	→ Troyes (loan)	15	(3)
2020–2021	→ Cosenza (loan)	18	(0)
2022–2023	Avranches	34	(11)
2023–	Thun	39	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024

Ihsan Sacko (born 19 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun.^[1]

Career

Sacko is a youth exponent of RC Strasbourg Alsace. He made his first team debut on 8 January 2016 against ASM Belfort replacing Dimitri Liénard after 76 minutes in a 2–0 home win.^[2]

On 5 September 2020, he joined Italian club Cosenza on a season-long loan.^[3]

On 1 August 2022, Sacko signed a two-year contract with Avranches.^[4] On 10 July 2023, he moved to Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun, signing a deal until June 2025 with an option for a further year.^[5]

Personal life

Sacko was born in France and is of Malian and Senegalese descent.^[6] He has French nationality.^[7]

References

1. Ihsan Sacko at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. "Strasbourg vs. Belfort - 8 January 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
3. "IHSAN SACKO È UN CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 5 September 2020.
4. "IHSAN SACKO SE PARE DE BLEU !" (in French). Avranches. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. Update Kaderplanung: Ihsan Sacko und Vasilije Janjičić ab sofort beim FC Thun, fcthun.ch, 10 July 2023
6. "Ihsan Sacko, la touche finale..." www.lest-eclair.fr. 3 September 2019.
7. "Ihsan SACKO -". www.unfp.org.