Modibo Sagnan

Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a professional 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.

Modibo Sagnan

Sagnan in 2018
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	11	(2)
International career^‡
2021	France Olympic	3	(0)
2024–	Mali	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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 3 May 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	11	2	1	1	—		—		12	3
Career total			119	5	14	1	1	1	4	0	138	7

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 26 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Real Sociedad

• Copa del Rey: 2019–20^[13][14]

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. . 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.

External links

 

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• Modibo Sagnan at BDFutbol
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• Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway  
• Modibo Sagnan at L'Équipe Football (in French)