Oumar Sako

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Oumar Sako
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Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Abobo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rostov
Number 3
Youth career
AS Tanda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 AS Tanda
2018–2020 ASEC Mimosas
2020–2021 Al-Kharaitiyat 19 (1)
2021 Beroe 17 (1)
2022–2023 LASK 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Arda (loan) 28 (1)
2023–2024 Arda 20 (2)
2024 → Rostov (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Rostov 18 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
2024– Niger 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Oumar Sako (born 4 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club Rostov. [1] [2] [3] Born in the Ivory Coast, he represented it internationally, before switching allegiance to the Niger national team in 2024.

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Club career

On 30 January 2024, Sako joined Russian Premier League club Rostov on loan. [4] On 26 June 2024, Rostov made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Sako. [5]

International career

Sako made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 22 September 2019 in a CHAN qualifier against Niger. [6]

In May 2024, Sako's club Rostov announced that he has been called up to the Niger national team. [7] Sako made his debut for Niger on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco and scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw. [8] He scored a late winner for Niger in the away 2–1 victory over Ghana in the same qualification on 18 November 2024, even though Niger failed to advance from the qualification group. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mimosas 2018–19 Ligue 1 ——8 [a] 0—80
Al Kharaitiyat 2020–21 Qatar Stars League 19150—2 [b] 0261
Stara Gazora 2021–22 efbet Liga 17110——181
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 70001 [c] 0—80
Arda (loan) 2022–23 efbet Liga28130——311
Arda 2023–24 efbet Liga20200——202
Rostov (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 11030——140
Rostov 2024–25 Russian Premier League18060——240
Career total120518090201495

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References

  1. ↑ Oumar Sako at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "kooora". Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Oumar Sako at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, УМАР САКО!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 30 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "УМАР САКО С НАМИ!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 26 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Oumar Sako at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "УМАР САКО ОТПРАВИЛСЯ В РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ НОВОЙ ДЛЯ СЕБЯ СБОРНОЙ" [Oumar Sako is going to a new national team] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 27 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Niger v Ghana game report". Soccerway. 9 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ghana v Niger game report". ESPN. 18 November 2024.
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