Sékou Sanogo (footballer)

Sékou Sanogo

Sanogo with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Sékou Junior Sanogo
Date of birth	(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Železničar Pančevo
Number	35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Africa Sports
2011–2014	Thun	48	(4)
2012	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	14	(0)
2012–2013	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	31	(2)
2014–2019	Young Boys	99	(11)
2019	Al-Ittihad	11	(1)
2020–2023	Red Star Belgrade	60	(4)
2023	→ Paris FC (loan)	1	(0)
2024	Schaffhausen	10	(0)
2024–	Železničar Pančevo	11	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Ivory Coast	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

Sanogo with Young Boys in 2014

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.^[2]

On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.^[3]

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.^[4]

On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.^[5]

On 15 January 2024, Sanogo returned to Switzerland and signed with Schaffhausen.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Honours

Africa Sports

• Ligue 1: 2008^[8]
• Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire (2): 2009, 2010^[8]

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19^[8]

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Serbian Cup (2): 2020–21, 2021–22

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18,^[9] 2018–19^[10]

References

1. "Sékou Sanogo". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
3. Zvezda potvrdila: Seku Sanogo došao na pozajmicu (VIDEO) at Sportski žurnal, 21 February 2020 (in Serbian)
4. "Саного Звездин до 2023" (in Serbian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. "Sekou Sanogo prêté au Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
6. "Sékou Sanogo unterschreibt beim FCS" [Sékou Sanogo signs with FCS] (in German). Schaffhausen. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
7. "Ivory Coast v Senegal". BBC Sport. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
8. Sékou Sanogo at National-Football-Teams.com
9. "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
10. "Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année". RTSSport.ch (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

• Sékou Sanogo at WorldFootball.net