Vincent Sasso

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Vincent Sasso
Personal information
Full name Vincent Julien Sasso [1]
Date of birth (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Saint-Cloud, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dunkerque
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2000 FC 92
2000–2004 Paris Saint-Germain
2004–2006 Boulogne-Billancourt
2006–2010 Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Nantes 24 (0)
2012–2013 Beira-Mar 15 (2)
2013–2016 Braga 17 (0)
2013–2014 Braga B 7 (2)
2015–2016 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2017 Sheffield Wednesday 14 (2)
2017–2018 Belenenses 18 (1)
2018–2019 B-SAD 29 (3)
2019–2022 Servette 84 (2)
2022–2024 Boavista 41 (6)
2024– Dunkerque 31 (3)
International career
2006–2007 France U16 1 (0)
2007–2008 France U17 5 (0)
2008–2009 France U18 2 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 6 (0)
2010–2011 France U20 2 (0)
2011 France U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Vincent Julien Sasso (born 16 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.

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Club career

Sasso was born in Saint-Cloud, Paris. [2] On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract with FC Nantes. He made his professional debut on 31 July 2010 in a 4–2 penalty shootout away loss against US Boulogne in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue, [3] [4] and went on to spend two seasons with the first team in Ligue 2, contributing 20 games to a 13th place in 2010–11. [5]

In summer 2012, Sasso joined S.C. Beira-Mar in Portugal for three years. [6] He scored his first goal for the Aveiro club on 6 October, putting the visitors ahead in an eventual 2–1 defeat at S.L. Benfica. [7] His team went on to suffer relegation, [8] but he had already left in late January 2013 to fellow Primeira Liga side S.C. Braga, on a contract until June 2017. [9]

On 30 June 2015, Sasso was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday from the English Championship in a season-long move. [10] After making only 18 competitive appearances, he left. [11]

In August 2016, Sasso rejoined Wednesday after signing a permanent one-year contract. [12] He returned to Portugal and its top division the following off-season, agreeing to a two-year deal at C.F. Os Belenenses as a free agent; [13] he also represented the renamed B-SAD. [14]

Sasso moved to the Swiss Super League on 17 June 2019, signing with Servette FC for three seasons. [15] He played his first match in the competition on 21 July in a 1–1 draw away to BSC Young Boys, [16] and scored his first goal on 31 August as the hosts drew 2–2 against Neuchâtel Xamax FCS after being 2–0 down. [17]

On 7 June 2022, Sasso returned to the Portuguese top tier, on a two-year contract at Boavista FC. [18] He scored a career-best four league goals in his debut campaign from 27 official games, but subsequently played second-fiddle to Rodrigo Abascal and Chidozie Awaziem. [19]

Sasso went back to France in July 2024 after 12 years away, joining second-tier USL Dunkerque. [20]

International career

Sasso won caps for France at youth level. [21] His only for the under-21s was on 2 June 2011, as a late substitute in the 1–0 friendly win over Serbia in Rouen. [22] [5]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 2010–11 Ligue 2 2004010—250
2011–12 Ligue 2402000—60
Total2406010—310
Beira-Mar 2012–13 Primeira Liga 1522050—222
Braga 2012–13 Primeira Liga5000100060
2013–14 Primeira Liga70103100111
2014–15 Primeira Liga503031—111
Total170407200282
Braga B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 62———62
2014–15 Segunda Liga10———10
Total72———72
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2015–16 EFL Championship 1402020—180
Sheffield Wednesday 2016–17 EFL Championship1420000—142
Total2822020—322
Belenenses 2017–18 Primeira Liga1810010—191
B-SAD 2018–19 Primeira Liga2932030—343
Servette 2019–20 Swiss Super League 32110——331
2020–21 Swiss Super League22020—2 [a] 0260
2021–22 Swiss Super League30100—2 [b] 0321
Total84230—40912
Boavista 2022–23 Primeira Liga2441020—274
2023–24 Primeira Liga1721000—182
Total4162020—456
Dunkerque 2024–25 Ligue 231342—2 [c] 0375
Career total294212522126034625
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

Honours

Braga

References

  1. 1 2 3 "V. Sasso" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Dufour, Oliver (11 July 2019). "Pourquoi Sasso sera précieux cette saison pour Servette" [Why will Sasso be of great importance to Servette this season]. Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Boulogne – FC Nantes: Les échos" [Boulogne – FC Nantes: The echoes] (in French). FC Nantes. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vincent Sasso: "Mon objectif est de confirmer"" [Vincent Sasso: "My goal is to make good on what I've done"] (in French). FC Nantes. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "FC Nantes: Sasso prolonge, trois joueurs offensifs s'engagent" [FC Nantes: Sasso extends, three attacking additions]. Ouest-France (in French). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sasso seguro até 2015" [Sasso confirmed until 2015]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Valente, Susana (6 October 2012). "Benfica 2–1 Beira-Mar: os artistas fizeram greve" [Benfica 2–1 Beira-Mar: artists went on strike] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Torres, Hugo (19 May 2013). "Moreirense e Beira-Mar despromovidos" [Moreirense and Beira-Mar relegated]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Defesa francês Vincent Sasso assina pelo Sp. Braga" [French defender Vincent Sasso signs for Sp. Braga]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday: Loovens stays and Sasso arrives on loan". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday: Owls quartet face uncertain futures". Sheffield Star . 22 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vincent Sasso: Former Braga defender re-signs for Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Silva, Flávio Miguel (13 June 2017). "Vincent Sasso é reforço" [Vincent Sasso is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Belenenses SAD continua no Jamor na próxima temporada" [Belenenses SAD remain at the Jamor the next season]. Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Vincent Sasso s'engage au Servette FC" [Vincent Sasso committed to Servette FC] (in French). Servette FC. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Aufsteiger Servette überrascht Meister YB" [Promoted Servette upset champions YB]. Der Bund (in German). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Krucker, Jari; Dietsche, Dario (31 August 2019). "Xamax-Eigentor beschert Servette einen Punkt" [Xamax own goal offers point to Servette]. Blick (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Vincent Sasso reforça o Boavista FC" [Vincent Sasso reinforces Boavista FC] (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  19. ↑ Rosa, Melo (26 October 2023). "Sasso mostrou na Taça de Portugal que é bom "reforço" no Boavista" [Sasso showed in the Portuguese Cup he is a good "addition" at Boavista]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Vincent Sasso, un renfort d'expérience pour l'USL Dunkerque" [Vincent Sasso, an experienced reinforcement for USL Dunkerque] (in French). USL Dunkerque. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Vincent Sasso passe son bac d'abord" [Vincent Sasso earns his bachelor's degree]. Ouest-France (in French). 17 June 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  22. ↑ Bardou, Guillaume (2 June 2011). "De bons Espoirs" [Good Hopes (pun on nickname of under-21 team)] (in French). Europe 1 . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  23. ↑ Vincent Sasso at Soccerway
  24. ↑ R. Teixeira, Nuno (27 February 2013). "Sp. Braga afasta Benfica da final da Taça da Liga" [Sp. Braga oust Benfica from League Cup final] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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