Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, on loan from Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, and the Mali national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Montpellier (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães) | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Djoliba AC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Újpest | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 63 | (0) |
| 2017– | Vitória de Guimarães | 99 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Montpellier (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Mali | 28 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 1 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:22, 23 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.[1]
On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.[2] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.[3]
Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2019 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Montpellier HSC – current squad | |
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