Sekou Lega

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Sekou Lega
Personal information
Full name Sekou Bable Georges Lega
Date of birth (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 91
Youth career
2009–2012 Évry
2012–2013 ES Cesson Vert Saint-Denis
2014–2014 US Grigny
2014–2016 Brétigny Foot CS
2016–2021 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Lyon II 63 (25)
2023– Lyon 0 (0)
2023–2024 → SC Bastia (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → SC Bastia B (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 France U17 1 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023

Sekou Bable Georges Lega (born 21 January 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

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Early life

Born in Paris, situated in the Île-de-France region, Lega began his youth career by playing for regional clubs before joining Lyon football academy in 2016. [2]

On 1 July 2021, Lega signed his first professional contract with Lyon. [3] [4]

Club career

On 20 July 2023, Lega joined Ligue 2 side SC Bastia on loan for the 2023–24 season. [5] On 10 January 2024, his loan spell to Bastia terminated after the club's agreement with Lyon. [6]

International career

Born in France, Lega is of Malian descent. [7] He is a youth international for France.

Lega participated in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup with France U-20. [8] He played in two group stage matches but didn't score any goal as France failed to advance to the knockout stage. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sekou Lega". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "EXCLU - Sekou Lega / Samuel Bossiwa : "À Lyon, ils ont ce qui te permet d'évoluer"". Onze Mondial (in French). 26 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "First professional contracts for Lukeba, Lega and Bossiwa". Olympique Lyonnais. 1 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Castello Lukeba, Samuel Bossiwa et Sekou Lega signent leur premier contrat pro avec l'OL". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sekou Lega prêté par l'Olympique Lyonnais" (in French). SC Bastia. 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fin du prêt de Sekou Lega" (in French). SC Bastia. 10 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Laval lorgne sur Sékou Lega et Cheick Keïta" (in French). AfricaFoot. 1 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "La France dévoile une improbable liste des Bleuets pour le Mondial U20 !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 10 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "OL : Sekou Lega et Florent Da Silva éliminés de la coupe du monde U20" (in French). lyonfoot. 29 May 2023.
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