Oumar Sako

Oumar Sako
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

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
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mimosas 2018–19 Ligue 1 — — 8[a] 0 — 8 0
Al Kharaitiyat 2020–21 Qatar Stars League 19 1 5 0 — 2[b] 0 26 1
Stara Gazora 2021–22 efbet Liga 17 1 1 0 — — 18 1
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 1[c] 0 — 8 0
Arda (loan) 2022–23 efbet Liga 28 1 3 0 — — 31 1
Arda 2023–24 efbet Liga 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
Rostov (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
Rostov 2024–25 Russian Premier League 18 0 6 0 — — 24 0
Career total 120 5 18 0 9 0 2 0 149 5
  1. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances of Emir of Qatar Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International goals

Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.[10][11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 September 2024 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco  Ghana 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2. 18 November 2024 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 2–1 2–1

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.
  10. ^ "Sako equalizer put Ghana for tight position for 2025 Afcon qualifiers" (in Pidgin). bbc.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ "Ghana suffers 2-1 defeat to Niger in AFCON qualifier". ghanafa.org. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.