Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko
Personal information
Date of birth	1 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Montpellier; (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Djoliba AC
2015–2016	Újpest
2015–2016	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2016–2017	Vitória de Guimarães B
2017–	Vitória de Guimarães
2022	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)
2022–	→ Montpellier (loan)
National team‡
2018–	Mali
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 1 July 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:22, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, on loan from Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, and the Mali national team.

Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.^[1]

On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.^[2] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.^[3]

International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	6	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	4	0
Total		28	1

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sacko goal.

List of international goals scored by Falaye Sacko^[5]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 June 2019	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Algeria	2–1	2–3	Friendly

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

External links

Falaye Sacko at Soccerway

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[1] "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.

[2] "Falaye Sacko rejoint les Verts" (Press release) (in French). Saint-Étienne. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[3] "Falaye Sacko rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[4] "Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018". Soccerway.

[NFT-5] "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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