Falaye Sacko
Appearance
![]() Sacko with Montpellier in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Djoliba AC | ||
2015–2016 | Újpest | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 63 | (0) |
2017–2023 | Vitória de Guimarães | 99 | (1) |
2022 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Montpellier (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2023– | Montpellier | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Mali | 40 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Mali national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.[2]
On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.[3] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.[4]
International career
[edit]Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 July 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sint-Truiden | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Vitória B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | LigaPro | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||||
Vitória de Guimarães | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
Saint-Étienne | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Montpellier (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Career total | 202 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2024[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 1 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sacko goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 June 2019 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ falaye-sacko at Soccerway
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Falaye Sacko rejoint les Verts" (Press release) (in French). Saint-Étienne. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Falaye Sacko rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018". Soccerway.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Falaye Sacko at Soccerway
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