Modibo Sagnan

Modibo Sagnan
Sagnan in 2024
Personal information
Full name Modibo Sagnan[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2012 CS Villetaneuse
2012–2017 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Lens II 24 (1)
2018–2019 Lens 13 (0)
2019–2023 Real Sociedad 16 (0)
2019 → Lens (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Mirandés (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Tondela (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023 → Utrecht (loan) 25 (1)
2023–2024 Utrecht 13 (1)
2024– Montpellier 27 (3)
International career‡
2021 France Olympic 3 (0)
2024– Mali 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a professional Burkinabe footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. Born in France, he represented its Olympic team, before switching allegiance to the Mali national team.

Club career

Lens

A youth product of RC Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years.[2] Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 30 January 2018.[3]

Real Sociedad

On 30 January 2019, Sagnan joined La Liga side Real Sociedad for an estimated fee of €5 million, and was immediately loaned back to Lens for the remainder of the season.[4] The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés until June.[5]

Sagnan made his debut for the Txuri-urdin on 3 October 2020, replacing Andoni Gorosabel in a 3–0 home win over Getafe CF. On 31 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela on a one-year loan deal.[6]

Utrecht

On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[7] On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.[8]

Montpellier

On 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[9]

International career

Sagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria.[10]

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He was raised a Muslim.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens 2017–18 Ligue 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
2018–19 10 0 2 0 1 1 — 13 1
Total 13 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 18 1
Real Sociedad 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2020–21 16 0 1 0 — 4[a] 0 21 0
Total 16 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
Lens (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Mirandés (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Tondela 2021–22 Primeira Liga 27 1 3 0 0 0 — 30 1
Utrecht 2022–23 Eredivisie 25 1 3 0 — 0 0 28 1
2023–24 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Total 38 2 4 0 — 0 0 42 2
Montpellier 2023–24 Ligue 1 13 2 1 1 — — 14 3
2024–25 Ligue 1 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Total 27 3 1 1 — — 28 4
Career total 135 6 14 1 1 1 4 0 154 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Modibo Sagnan !". www.rclens.fr. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 21ème journée - RC Lens / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad". L'Équipe. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Loan agreement with CD Mirandés". Real Sociedad. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Tondela" [Agreement for his loan to CD Tondela] (in Spanish). rReal Sociedad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Franse aanwinst: FC Utrecht huurt Modibo Sagnan" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" [FC Utrecht exercise option: Modibo Sagnan stays in Domstad] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Modibo Sagnan, nouveau défenseur du MHSC" [Modibo Sagnan, new defender of the MHSC]. www.mhscfoot.com (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Mali v Nigeria game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Modibo Sagnan". www.rclens.fr. 29 April 2019.
  12. ^ Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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