Market value
€150k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.25
goals / match
FC Toulouse
top club · 72 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2019
—
top transfer fee
10
best season · 12/13
2 · 4.2%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-01-27 · 6 players total
194Appearances
48Goals
8Assists
24Yellow cards
1Red cards
28Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yaya Sanogo |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1993-01-27 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Massy, France |
| Citizenship | France Cote d'Ivoire |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 194.00 m |
| Current club | Without Club |
| Joined | 2025-07-22 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | MAI Sports ... |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Amazonas → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Apr 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Amazonas
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: QD Red Lions → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Qingdao Red Lions
20 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: FC Urartu → QD Red Lions
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Urartu Yerevan
15 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jan 2023
Transfer: Without Club → FC Urartu
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Urartu Yerevan
2 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Huddersfield → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Feb 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Huddersfield
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Huddersfield Town
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: Toulouse → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Toulouse
16 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Toulouse
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Arsenal → Toulouse
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Toulouse
33 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Arsenal FC U23
3 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2016
Transfer: Charlton → Arsenal
15/16 · Return from loan
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
63 games missed
Feb 2016
Transfer: Arsenal → Charlton
15/16 · Loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Ajax → Arsenal
15/16 · Return from loan
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Arsenal → Ajax
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Ajax Amsterdam, Charlton Athletic, Ajax Amsterdam U21
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Arsenal
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Arsenal → Crystal Palace
14/15 · Loan
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Arsenal FC, Crystal Palace
17 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
51 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U21
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → Arsenal
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — AJ Auxerre
13 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2011
Injury: unknown
44 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — AJ Auxerre
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: AJ Auxerre U19 → AJ Auxerre
11/12 · Transfer
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — AJ Auxerre
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2010
Transfer: AJ Auxerre Yth. → AJ Auxerre U19
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — AJ Auxerre
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals4 total · 2.34/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A4 total · 2.34/90
Yellow cards2 total · 1.17/90
Minutes played by club
FC Urartu Yerevan
7.2%
Qingdao Red Lions
9.6%
Huddersfield Town
0.0%
FC Toulouse
51.5%
Arsenal FC U23
2.0%
Charlton Athletic
5.1%
Ajax Amsterdam
0.0%
Ajax Amsterdam U21
0.0%
Arsenal FC
6.7%
Crystal Palace
3.1%
Arsenal FC U21
0.0%
AJ Auxerre
14.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Urartu Yerevan | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 182 |
| Qingdao Red Lions | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 242 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Toulouse | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 1,298 |
| Arsenal FC U23 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 128 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajax Amsterdam U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal FC | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 169 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Arsenal FC U21 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Auxerre | 4 | 09/10 | 12/13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 374 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Armenian Supercup | FC Urartu Yerevan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Champions League Qu. | FC Urartu Yerevan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | FC Urartu Yerevan | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 154 |
| 22/23 | Armenian Independence Cup | FC Urartu Yerevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | FC Urartu Yerevan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | Chinese FA Cup | Qingdao Red Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | League One | Qingdao Red Lions | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 242 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 303 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 415 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 17/18 | L1/L2 Playoffs | FC Toulouse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 252 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 128 |
| 15/16 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League Qualifying | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Jupiler League | Ajax Amsterdam U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | Arsenal FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 14/15 | Champions League Qu. | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Arsenal FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | Arsenal FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligue 2 | AJ Auxerre | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de la Ligue | AJ Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | AJ Auxerre | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de France | AJ Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | AJ Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | AJ Auxerre Yth. | AJ Auxerre U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | AJ Auxerre U19 | AJ Auxerre | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | AJ Auxerre | Arsenal | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-13 | Arsenal | Crystal Palace | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Crystal Palace | Arsenal | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-17 | Arsenal | Ajax | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-31 | Ajax | Arsenal | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Arsenal | Charlton | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Charlton | Arsenal | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-07 | Arsenal | Toulouse | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Toulouse | Without Club | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-24 | Without Club | Huddersfield | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Huddersfield | Without Club | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-27 | Without Club | FC Urartu | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-28 | FC Urartu | QD Red Lions | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | QD Red Lions | Without Club | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-04-21 | Without Club | Amazonas | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-22 | Amazonas | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Broken tibia | 2010-09-19 | 2011-04-19 | 213 | 29 |
| 11/12 | Adductor injury | 2011-12-15 | 2012-05-30 | 168 | 44 |
| 13/14 | Back injury | 2013-09-05 | 2014-02-10 | 159 | 51 |
| 14/15 | Hamstring injury | 2014-09-10 | 2014-10-30 | 51 | 20 |
| 15/16 | Groin injury | 2015-09-14 | 2015-11-11 | 59 | 25 |
| 15/16 | Ill | 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-10 | 7 | 2 |
| 15/16 | Calf injury | 2016-04-24 | 2017-03-01 | 312 | 63 |
| 19/20 | Shoulder injury | 2020-01-12 | 2020-02-21 | 41 | 5 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2023-02-20 | 2023-04-30 | 70 | 10 |
| 22/23 | Fitness | 2023-05-03 | 2023-05-20 | 18 | 3 |
| 23/24 | Muscle injury | 2023-07-12 | 2023-09-15 | 66 | 10 |
Current€200k
Peak€2.50m
Low€150k
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corentin Jean | 1 | 0 | 849 |
| Issa Diop | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hao-Wei Chen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steeve Yago | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zanhar Beshathan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liang Zhang | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quan Zhu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Pogba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonse Areola | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Amian | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucas Digne | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Baptiste Reynet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Durmaz | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alban Lafont | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Jullien | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiaga Sylla | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Ligue 2 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 13 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 6 | 27 |
| 2024 | League One | Qingdao Red Lions | 6 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 2 | 27 |
| 14/15 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 1 | 1 |
| 12/13 | Ligue 2 | AJ Auxerre | 1 | 13 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Charlton | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Arsenal | Charlton | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-31 | Ajax | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-17 | Arsenal | Ajax | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Crystal Palace | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-13 | Arsenal | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | €2.00m |
Teams faced most often by Yaya Sanogo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 30% |
| Chelsea FC | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 30% |
| Everton FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 44% |
| Leicester City | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 50% |
| Manchester United | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 56 | -25 | 17% |
| Burnley FC | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 63% |
| Southampton FC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 33% |
| Watford FC | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 52% |
| Manchester City | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 60 | -34 | 21% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 17% |
| West Ham United | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 45% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 61% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 11/12 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 15 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 2024 | 20 | 242 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 |
| 19/20 | 16 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 415 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 17/18 | 33 | 490 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 15/16 | 17 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.11 |
| 14/15 | 17 | 247 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 13/14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 13 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
71 apps
13 G
3 A
Ligue 2
13 apps
10 G
1 A
League One
19 apps
6 G
1 A
Premier League
15 apps
6 G
0 A
U21 PL
4 apps
4 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
6 apps
3 G
1 A
Championship
17 apps
3 G
0 A
Champions League
3 apps
1 G
1 A
L1/L2 Playoffs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
5 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Yaya Sanogo?
Yaya Sanogo is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Without Club.
How old is Yaya Sanogo?
Yaya Sanogo is 33 years old. He was born on January 27, 1993 in Massy.
What position does Yaya Sanogo play?
Yaya Sanogo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Yaya Sanogo play for?
Yaya Sanogo currently plays for Without Club.
How many career goals has Yaya Sanogo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yaya Sanogo has scored 48 goals in 194 appearances.
What is Yaya Sanogo's market value?
Yaya Sanogo's most recent reported market value is €150k.