| Momodou Sonko | |
| Fullname: | Momodou Lamin Sonko |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Västra Frölunda IF |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | BK Häcken |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | BK Häcken |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Gent |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 30 March 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:54, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Momodou Lamin Sonko (born 31 January 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Gent as a forward.
Momodou Sonko played with Västra Frölunda in Gothenburg,[1] before moving to BK Häcken in 2020.[2] There he quickly appeared as one of the most promising youth players of the club.[3] [4] [5]
Sonko signed his first long-term professional contract with the Allsvenskan club in May 2022.[6] His professional debut for Häcken followed on the 30 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 Cup victory against Älmhult.[7]
He made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 October 2022, replacing Erik Friberg during a 1–1 away draw to Varbergs BoIS.[8] [9]
At the end of the season he was fully promoted to the first team, after he helped them win their first ever national championship.[10]
He took the spotlight right at the start of the 2023 season, scoring a goal and delivering an assist, as he started a 5–0 win home Cup win to Jönköpings Södra.[11]
On 29 January 2024, two days before his 19th birthday, Momodou signed a contract at KAA Gent until 2028.[12] He broke the club's record transfer spending with a fee of around 8 million euro.[13]
Born in Sweden, Sonko is of Gambian descent.[14] He is a youth international for Sweden, having played with the under-17 and under-18[15] selections.
BK Häcken
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| BK Häcken | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 31 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |||