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Sekou Yansané
Personal information
Full name	Sekou Oumar Yansané
Date of birth	28 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al Ahli
Number	9
Youth career
	Grenoble
0000–2018	Lyon
2018–2021	Dijon
2021–2022	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020	Dijon B
2021–2022	Paris Saint-Germain
2022–	Al Ahli
2022	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Sekou Oumar Yansané (born 28 April 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.

Club career

Yansané began his career at his hometown club of Grenoble before signing for Lyon.^[1] He continued his career at Dijon, where he played three matches and scored two goals for the reserve side in the Championnat National 3,^[2] before signing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 8 January 2021.^[3] He joined the club for a reported transfer fee of €600,000,^[4] signed a contract until June 2023,^[5] and was assigned to the club's under-19 side.^[6] On 22 December 2021, Yansané made his debut for PSG in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw away to Lorient.^[7] In the 2021–22 season with the PSG under-19s, he scored 21 goals in 23 league games, and was the top scorer of the Championnat National U19.^[8]

On 10 September 2022, Yansané signed for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.^[8] Ten days later, he was loaned out to fellow Qatari club Al-Rayyan until the end of 2022.^[9] Upon his return to Al Ahli, Yansané made his debut in the Qatar Stars League on 5 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Arabi.^[10] On 12 January, he scored his first goal for Al Ahli in a 2–1 away victory over Al-Sailiya.^[11]

International career

Born in France, Yansané is of Guinean descent through his father and Moroccan descent through his mother.^[12] He holds both French and Guinean nationalities.^[13] He has been approached by Guinea to play for the senior national team, and by Morocco to play for the under-20 national team.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dijon B	2020–21	Championnat National 3	3	2	—		—		3	2
Paris Saint-Germain	2021–22	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Ahli	2022–23	Qatar Stars League	15	3	1	0	—		16	3
	2023–24	Qatar Stars League	18	7	2	0	0	0	20	7
	Total		33	10	3	0	0	0	36	10
Al-Rayyan (loan)	2022–23	Qatar Stars League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			37	12	3	0	0	0	40	12

^ Includes Coupe de France, Emir of Qatar Cup, and Qatari Stars Cup

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2021–22^[14]

References

^ "PSG: Sekou Yansané, un jeune joueur de Dijon, a signé" [PSG: Sekou Yansané, a Dijon player, has signed]. RMC Sport (in French). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Sekou Yansané at Soccerway
^ "Sekou Yansané s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain" [Sekou Yansané signs for Paris Saint-Germain] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Mechenoua, Marc (22 December 2021). "PSG : Qui est Sekou Yansané, le jeune attaquant parisien dans le groupe face à Lorient ?" [PSG: Who is Sekou Yansané, the young Parisian forward in the group against Lorient?]. Goal (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Official | PSG sign Sekou Yansané from Dijon". Get French Football News. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Yansané becomes Pochettino's first signing". BeSoccer. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Lorient V Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Bakhkhar, Anas (10 September 2022). "Sekou Oumar Yansané quitte le PSG pour le Qatar" [Sekou Oumar Yansané leaves PSG for Qatar]. Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ "النادي الأهلي يوافق إعارة لاعبه الشاب عمر يانساني لنادي الريان" [Al-Ahli Club agrees to loan its young player Oumar Yansané to Al-Rayyan Club] (in Arabic). Al Ahli SC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Al Ahli vs. Al Arabi". Soccerway. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Al Sailiya vs. Al Ahli". Soccerway. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Sekou Yansané dans le groupe du PSG avec Achraf Hakimi" [Sekou Yansané is in the PSG group with Achraf Hakimi]. Lions de l'Atlas (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Sekou YANSANE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Bosher, Luke; Whitehead, Jacob (23 April 2022). "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.