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Sékou Sanogo

Sékou Sanogo

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire Serbia
Height1.82 m
Footleft
BornMay 5, 1989
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.06
goals / match
BSC Young Boys
top club · 138 apps

Career highs

€5.50m
peak value · 2018
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
5
best season · 13/14
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
405Appearances
26Goals
30Assists
109Yellow cards
3Red cards
118Full matches (90′)
Full nameSékou Sanogo
Name in home countrySékou Junior Sanogo
Date of birth1989-05-05 (37 yrs)
Place of birthAbidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire Serbia
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentSport 11 AG
Jul 2025
Transfer: Zelez. Pancevo → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: FC Schaffhausen → Zelez. Pancevo
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Zeleznicar Pancevo
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Without Club → FC Schaffhausen
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Schaffhausen
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Red Star → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jun 2023
Transfer: Paris FC → Red Star
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Red Star → Paris FC
22/23 · Loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Red Star Belgrade, Paris FC
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Red Star Belgrade
39 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Al-Ittihad → Red Star
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2020
Transfer: Red Star → Al-Ittihad
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Red Star Belgrade
38 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Al-Ittihad → Red Star
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Red Star Belgrade
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2019
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Al-Ittihad
18/19 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Ittihad Club, BSC Young Boys
44 matches · 2 G · 10 A · across 7 competitions
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — BSC Young Boys
37 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — BSC Young Boys
29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — BSC Young Boys U21, BSC Young Boys
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — BSC Young Boys
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Thun → BSC Young Boys
14/15 · Transfer · €800k
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Thun
36 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Lausanne-Sport → FC Thun
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Team Vaud U21, FC Lausanne-Sport
33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: FC Thun → Lausanne-Sport
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Thun U21, FC Thun, FC Lausanne-Sport
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Africa Sports → FC Thun
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Thun
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,598 min
Minutes played by club
Zeleznicar Pancevo 0.0%
FC Schaffhausen 0.0%
Red Star Belgrade 13.4%
Paris FC 0.0%
BSC Young Boys 53.3%
Al-Ittihad Club 6.7%
BSC Young Boys U21 0.0%
FC Thun 15.8%
FC Lausanne-Sport 10.9%
Team Vaud U21 0.0%
FC Thun U21 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Zeleznicar Pancevo 1 24/25 24/25 17 0 1 0
FC Schaffhausen 1 23/24 23/24 10 0 0 0
Red Star Belgrade 4 19/20 22/23 99 4 6 1,416
Paris FC 1 22/23 22/23 6 0 0 0
BSC Young Boys 5 14/15 18/19 138 13 16 5,644
Al-Ittihad Club 1 18/19 18/19 21 1 3 707
BSC Young Boys U21 1 15/16 15/16 1 0 0 0
FC Thun 3 10/11 13/14 65 6 3 1,676
FC Lausanne-Sport 2 11/12 12/13 46 2 1 1,155
Team Vaud U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
FC Thun U21 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€1.4M6€2.8M9€4.1M12€5.5M10/11 — 1 goals (FC Thun)10/11 — 1 assists210/1111/1212/13 — 2 goals (FC Lausanne-Sport)12/13 — 1 assists312/1313/14 — 5 goals (FC Thun)13/14 — 2 assists713/1414/15 — 2 goals (BSC Young Boys)14/15 — 2 assists414/1515/16 — 2 goals (BSC Young Boys)215/1616/17 — 3 goals (BSC Young Boys)316/1717/18 — 5 goals (BSC Young Boys)17/18 — 7 assists1217/1818/19 — 2 goals (BSC Young Boys)18/19 — 10 assists1218/1919/2020/21 — 2 goals (Red Star Belgrade)20/21 — 3 assists520/2121/22 — 2 goals (Red Star Belgrade)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2511/12 — €150K12/13 — €400K13/14 — €800K14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €3.3M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €5.5M19/20 — €4M20/21 — €3.2M21/22 — €1.7M22/23 — €1M23/24 — €600K24/25 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

10/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 101018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Kup Srbije Zeleznicar Pancevo 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Super liga Srbije Zeleznicar Pancevo 16 0 1 6 0 0
23/24 Challenge League FC Schaffhausen 10 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Champions League Qu. Red Star Belgrade 4 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Coupe de France Paris FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League Red Star Belgrade 4 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Kup Srbije Red Star Belgrade 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Ligue 2 Paris FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Super liga Srbije Red Star Belgrade 12 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Champions League Qu. Red Star Belgrade 4 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Europa League Red Star Belgrade 7 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Red Star Belgrade 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Kup Srbije Red Star Belgrade 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Super liga Championship round Red Star Belgrade 7 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Super liga Srbije Red Star Belgrade 17 2 2 4 0 667
20/21 Champions League Qu. Red Star Belgrade 3 0 1 3 0 0
20/21 Europa League Red Star Belgrade 7 0 0 3 0 0
20/21 Kup Srbije Red Star Belgrade 5 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Super liga Red Star Belgrade 23 2 2 6 0 749
19/20 Super liga Red Star Belgrade 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad Club 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Champions League BSC Young Boys 4 0 0 1 1 0
18/19 Champions League Qu. BSC Young Boys 2 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 King's Cup Al-Ittihad Club 5 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Saudi Pro League Al-Ittihad Club 11 1 1 4 0 707
18/19 Schweizer Cup BSC Young Boys 2 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Super League BSC Young Boys 15 1 5 6 0 1,324
17/18 Champions League Qu. BSC Young Boys 4 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Europa League BSC Young Boys 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Schweizer Cup BSC Young Boys 3 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Super League BSC Young Boys 27 5 6 11 0 458
16/17 Champions League Qu. BSC Young Boys 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Europa League BSC Young Boys 4 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Schweizer Cup BSC Young Boys 2 1 0 0 0 121
16/17 Super League BSC Young Boys 21 2 0 8 0 758
15/16 1. Liga Gr. 2 BSC Young Boys U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. BSC Young Boys 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Schweizer Cup BSC Young Boys 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Super League BSC Young Boys 11 2 0 2 0 331
14/15 Europa League BSC Young Boys 8 1 0 2 0 720
14/15 Europa League Qualifying BSC Young Boys 3 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 Schweizer Cup BSC Young Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Super League BSC Young Boys 25 1 1 8 0 1,932
13/14 Europa League FC Thun 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying FC Thun 6 2 0 0 0 255
13/14 Schweizer Cup FC Thun 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Super League FC Thun 25 3 2 8 1 690
12/13 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 Team Vaud U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Super League FC Lausanne-Sport 31 2 1 10 0 1,155
12/13 Swiss Cup FC Lausanne-Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Thun U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying FC Thun 5 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Super League FC Lausanne-Sport 14 0 0 3 0 0
11/12 Super League FC Thun 9 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 Super League FC Thun 14 1 1 0 1 731
10/11 Swiss Cup FC Thun 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2011-01-01 Africa Sports FC Thun Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-28 FC Thun Lausanne-Sport Loan 150000
12/13 2013-06-30 Lausanne-Sport FC Thun Return from loan 600000
14/15 2014-07-01 FC Thun BSC Young Boys Transfer 800000 €800k
18/19 2019-01-07 BSC Young Boys Al-Ittihad Transfer 5500000 €7.00m
19/20 2020-01-21 Al-Ittihad Red Star Loan 4000000
20/21 2020-12-31 Red Star Al-Ittihad Return from loan 2000000
20/21 2021-01-27 Al-Ittihad Red Star Transfer 2000000
22/23 2023-01-31 Red Star Paris FC Loan 800000
22/23 2023-06-30 Paris FC Red Star Return from loan 400000
23/24 2023-07-01 Red Star Without Club Transfer 400000
23/24 2024-01-15 Without Club FC Schaffhausen Transfer 200000
24/25 2024-07-15 FC Schaffhausen Zelez. Pancevo Transfer 200000
25/26 2025-07-01 Zelez. Pancevo Retired Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Achilles tendon problems 2013-11-14 2013-12-13 30 8
13/14 unknown injury 2014-03-05 2014-04-11 38 6
14/15 Hamstring injury 2015-03-01 2015-04-13 44 8
15/16 Hamstring injury 2015-07-11 2015-07-27 17 2
15/16 Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area 2015-07-28 2015-09-18 53 12
15/16 Fitness 2015-09-21 2015-10-12 22 4
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-08-06 2016-10-01 57 14
16/17 Torn muscle fiber 2016-08-09 2016-10-10 63 15
16/17 Muscle injury 2017-05-11 2017-06-30 51 7
17/18 bruise 2017-07-26 2017-07-31 6 2
17/18 unknown injury 2017-11-23 2017-12-14 22 6
22/23 unknown injury 2022-10-13 2022-11-02 21 6
23/24 unknown injury 2024-02-01 2024-02-14 14 3
23/24 unknown injury 2024-03-13 2024-04-04 23 2
24/25 unknown injury 2025-03-03 194 13
Current€50k
Peak€5.50m
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€1.38m€2.75m€4.13m€5.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3591 #9 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Roger Assalé 2 4 0
Thorsten Schick 2 2 0
Milan Pavkov 3 1 0
Aleksandar Dragovic 2 1 0
Loris Benito 2 0 0
Christian Fassnacht 2 1 0
Strahinja Erakovic 2 0 0
Radovan Pankov 3 0 0
Nemanja Milunovic 2 0 0
Milan Gajic 2 0 0
Milan Borjan 2 0 0
Jan Lecjaks 2 0 0
Kevin Mbabu 2 0 0
Aleksandar Katai 2 1 0
Guélor Kanga 2 1 0
Yvon Mvogo 2 0 0
Milan Rodic 2 0 0
Leonardo Bertone 2 1 0
Mirko Ivanic 3 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Super League BSC Young Boys 5 27
13/14 Super League FC Thun 3 25
12/13 Super League FC Lausanne-Sport 2 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Super League BSC Young Boys 6 27
18/19 Super League BSC Young Boys 5 15
13/14 Super League FC Thun 2 25

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Paris FC Red Star Return from loan €400k
22/23 2023-01-31 Red Star Paris FC Loan €800k
20/21 2020-12-31 Red Star Al-Ittihad Return from loan €2.00m
19/20 2020-01-21 Al-Ittihad Red Star Loan €4.00m
12/13 2013-06-30 Lausanne-Sport FC Thun Return from loan €600k
11/12 2012-01-28 FC Thun Lausanne-Sport Loan €150k

Teams faced most often by Sékou Sanogo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Zürich 24 13 6 5 47 30 +17 54%
FC Basel 1893 24 8 8 8 44 38 +6 33%
FC Sion 24 14 4 6 39 28 +11 58%
FC Luzern 24 14 6 4 46 30 +16 58%
FC St. Gallen 24 12 5 7 46 39 +7 50%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 20 12 6 2 41 20 +21 60%
FC Vaduz 16 12 3 1 26 5 +21 75%
FC Lugano 16 9 4 3 24 11 +13 56%
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 12 6 2 4 26 16 +10 50%
FC Aarau 12 1 5 6 15 23 -8 8%
Servette FC 8 4 2 2 14 8 +6 50%
SC Kriens 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 75%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 17 0 6 0 0 0
23/24 10 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 27 0 3 0 0 0
21/22 39 667 9 0 0 1.21
20/21 38 749 13 1 0 1.68
18/19 44 2,031 16 0 1 0.75
17/18 37 458 13 1 0 2.75
16/17 29 879 11 0 0 1.13
15/16 14 331 2 1 0 0.82
14/15 36 2,652 11 0 0 0.37
13/14 36 945 8 0 1 0.86
12/13 33 1,155 10 1 0 0.86
11/12 29 0 5 0 0 0
10/11 15 731 1 0 1 0.25

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
192 apps
17 G
16 A
Super liga Srbije
69 apps
4 G
5 A
Europa League Qualifying
16 apps
2 G
1 A
Swiss Cup
12 apps
1 G
3 A
Saudi Pro League
11 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League
36 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
20 apps
0 G
2 A
King's Cup
5 apps
0 G
2 A
Kup Srbije
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Challenge League
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Sékou Sanogo

Who is Sékou Sanogo?

Sékou Sanogo is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Sékou Sanogo?

Sékou Sanogo is 37 years old. He was born on May 5, 1989 in Abidjan.

What position does Sékou Sanogo play?

Sékou Sanogo plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Sékou Sanogo play for?

Sékou Sanogo currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Sékou Sanogo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sékou Sanogo has scored 26 goals in 405 appearances.