Amadou Sagna Explained

Amadou Sagna
Fullname:Amadou Sagna[1]
Birth Date:10 June 1999
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Height:1.74 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Guingamp
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:Cayor Foot
Youthyears2:2019–2020
Youthclubs2:Club Brugge
Years1:2020–2022
Clubs1:Club Brugge
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Oostende (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Club NXT
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Stade Briochin (loan)
Caps4:23
Goals4:3
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Stade Briochin II (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:2
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Niort
Caps6:37
Goals6:4
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Guingamp
Caps7:38
Goals7:5
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Senegal U20
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:4
Club-Update:15 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:8 June 2019

Amadou Sagna (born 10 June 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Guingamp.

Club career

On 9 July 2019, Sagna signed with Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge.[2] On 3 January 2020, Sagna signed with Oostende on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[3]

On 22 August 2020, Sagna made his professional debut for Club NXT, Brugge's reserve side in the Belgian First Division B. He started and played 85 minutes against RWDM47 as NXT were defeated 0–2.[4]

On 26 May 2022, Club Brugge announced that Sagna had signed a permanent contract with Ligue 2 side Niort.[5]

On 6 July 2023, Sagna signed a three-year contract with Guingamp.[6]

International career

On 13 May 2019, it was announced that Sagna would be part of the final Senegal squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] In the opening match against Tahiti, he scored after 9.6 seconds, the fastest ever goal in the competition's history.[8] He ended the tournament with four goals, tied for second in the tournament, and won the Bronze Boot.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT2020–21Belgian First Division B6060
Career total60000060

Honours

International

Individual

2019[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal . FIFA . 19 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. News: Adewoye . Gbenga . Senegal's Amadou Sagna joins Club Brugge . 18 October 2020 . Goal.com . 9 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Sagna joins Oostende on loan . Club Brugge (Twitter).
  4. Web site: RWDM 2–0 Club NXT . Soccerway.
  5. Web site: AMADOU SAGNA JOINS CHAMOIS NIORTAIS. clubbrugge.be. 26 May 2022. 6 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Guingamp. AMADOU SAGNA EST GUINGAMPAIS !. AMADOU SAGNA IS AT GUINGAMP!. 6 July 2023. 4 December 2023. fr.
  7. Web site: Liste des 21 Joueurs retenus pour le Mondial U20 . fsfoot.sn . Fédération Sénégalaise de Football . 14 May 2019 . fr . 13 May 2019 . 14 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190514211655/https://www.fsfoot.sn/fr/communiques/liste-des-21-joueurs-retenus-pour-le-mondial-u20/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Record-setting Sagna fires Senegal past Tahiti . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523193323/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/record-setting-sagna-fires-senegal-past-tahiti#tahiti-v-senegal-group-a-2019-fifa-u-20-world-cup-x1063 . dead . 23 May 2019 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2019 . 23 May 2019.
  9. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - Statistics - Players - Top goals . FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616022244/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored. 16 June 2019. dead.