Vajebah Sakor
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Start | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Asker | 26 | (2) |
2012 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Westerlo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2017 | → Willem II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Göteborg (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2018 | Göteborg | 23 | (3) |
2019–2021 | OFI | 45 | (4) |
2021 | Brann | 4 | (1) |
2022 | Triestina | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Start | 13 | (2) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | Norway U17 | 21 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Norway U19 | 10 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2023 |
Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor (born 14 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Start. 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.[1] After going on trial with Milan in March 2012,[1] Sakor signed for Juventus in January 2013.
In August 2015, Sakor joined Westerlo on loan,[2] before joining Vålerenga on loan in March 2016.[3][4]
On 31 January 2017, Sakor was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season.[5]
On 8 February 2022, Sakor signed with Triestina in Italian third-tier Serie C.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vålerenga (loan) | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 25 | 3 | |
Willem II (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | |
Total | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |||
OFI | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | |||
Career total | 89 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 |
References
- ^ a b "Gaute Larsen tviler på at han får beholde Sakor". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor versterkt Kemphanen". kvcwesterlo.be (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vålerenga henter Juventus-spiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor". Worldfootball.net. 1996-04-14. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "Willem II huurt Sakor voor rest van seizoen" (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Centrocampista norvegese classe '96, 185 cm di statura" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "UEFA U19-EM - Vajebah Sakor – UEFA.com". De.uefa.com. 1996-04-14. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "V.Sakor". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor". nifs.no. Nifs. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
External links
- Vajebah Sakor at Soccerway
- #8 Vajebah Sakor at ifkdb.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Liberian men's footballers
- Liberian emigrants to Norway
- People from Asker
- People from Monrovia
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norwegian people of Liberian descent
- Sportspeople of Liberian descent
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Asker Fotball players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Willem II (football club) players
- IFK Göteborg players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- SK Brann players
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Eredivisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Super League Greece players
- Serie C players
- Men's association football midfielders