Momodou Sonko

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Momodou Sonko
Momodou Sonko (Hacken vs Qarabag, UEFA Europa League, 5 October 2023).jpg
Personal information
Full name Momodou Lamin Sonko
Date of birth (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2019 Västra Frölunda IF
2020–2022 BK Häcken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 BK Häcken 25 (7)
2024– Gent 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2022– Sweden U19 8 (2)
2024– Sweden U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Momodou Lamin Sonko (born 31 January 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Gent as a forward.

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Club career

Momodou Sonko played with Västra Frölunda in Gothenburg, [1] before moving to BK Häcken in 2020. [2] There he quickly appeared as one of the most promising youth players of the club. [3] [4] [5]

Sonko signed his first long-term professional contract with the Allsvenskan club in May 2022. [2] [6] His professional debut for Häcken followed on the 30 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 Cup victory against Älmhult. [4] [7]

He made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 October 2022, replacing Erik Friberg during a 1–1 away draw to Varbergs BoIS. [8] [9]

At the end of the season he was fully promoted to the first team, after he helped them win their first ever national championship. [9] [10]

He took the spotlight right at the start of the 2023 season, scoring a goal and delivering an assist, as he started a 5–0 win home Cup win to Jönköpings Södra. [5] [11]

On 29 January 2024, two days before his 19th birthday, Momodou signed a contract at KAA Gent until 2028. [12] He broke the club's record transfer spending with a fee of around 8 million euro. [13]

International career

Born in Sweden, Sonko is of Gambian descent. [14] He is a youth international for Sweden, having played with the under-17 [2] and under-18 [15] selections.

Honours

BK Häcken

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken 2022 Allsvenskan 2073———93
2023 Allsvenskan21711—9 [lower-alpha 2] 3—3111
Total237840093004014
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen
  2. ↑ Includes five appearances in UEFA Europa League and four appearances in UEFA Champions League

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  4. 1 2 Janlind, Fredrik (2 September 2022). "Momodou Sonko, 17 – Häckens nya supertalang: "Kan uppnå vad som helst"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Onze nieuwe nummer 9: Momodou Sonko! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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