Modibo Sagnan

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Modibo Sagnan
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Sagnan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Modibo Sagnan [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Montpellier
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2012 CS Villetaneuse
2012–2017 Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Lens II 24 (1)
2018–2019 Lens 13 (0)
2019–2023 Real Sociedad 16 (0)
2019Lens (loan) 1 (0)
2020Mirandés (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022Tondela (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023Utrecht (loan) 25 (1)
2023–2024 Utrecht 13 (1)
2024– Montpellier 7 (1)
International career
2021 France Olympic 3 (0)
2024– Mali 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. Born in France, he represented its Olympic team, before switching allegiance to the Mali national team.

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Club career

Lens

A youth product of RC Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years. [2] Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 30 January 2018. [3]

Real Sociedad

On 30 January 2019, Sagnan joined La Liga side Real Sociedad for an estimated fee of 5 million, and was immediately loaned back to Lens for the remainder of the season. [4] The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés until June. [5]

Sagnan made his debut for the Txuri-urdin on 3 October 2020, replacing Andoni Gorosabel in a 3–0 home win over Getafe CF. On 31 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela on a one-year loan deal. [6]

Utrecht

On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy. [7] On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club. [8]

Montpellier

On 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. [9]

International career

Sagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria. [10]

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He was raised a Muslim. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 March 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens 2017–18 Ligue 2 30200050
2018–19 1002011131
Total130401100181
Real Sociedad 2019–20 La Liga 001010
2020–21 160104 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
Total160200040220
Lens (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2100010
Mirandés (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 13000130
Tondela 2021–22 Primeira Liga 2713000301
Utrecht 2022–23 Eredivisie 2513000281
2023–24 13110141
Total3824000422
Montpellier 2023–24 Ligue 1 611172
Career total114414111401336
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202410
Total10

Honours

Real Sociedad

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