Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko
Personal information
Date of birth	1 May 1995
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	Saint-Étienne
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Djoliba AC
2015–2016	Újpest
2015–2016	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2016–2017	Vitória Guimarães B
2017–	Vitória Guimarães
2022–	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)
National team‡
2018–	Mali
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:21, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right back for French club Saint-Étienne on loan from Vitória Guimarães and the Mali national team.

Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória 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]

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.[3]

As of matches played on 15 July 2019[4]

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	8	0
Total		22	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[4]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 June 2019	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Algeria	2–1	2–3	Friendly

"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.
"Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
"Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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