Pape Ousmane Sakho

Senegalese footballer (born 1996)
Pape Ousmane Sakho
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Rufisque, Senegal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Quevilly-Rouen
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Diambars
2017–2019 Mbour Petite-Côte
2019–2020 Noisy Le Grand FC 1 (0)
2020–2021 Teungueth
2021–2023 Simba SC
2023– Quevilly-Rouen B 4 (0)
2023– Quevilly-Rouen 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:58, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:49, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Pape Ousmane Sakho (born 21 December 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen and the Senegal national team.[1]

Club career

Sakho began his career at Diambars in his native Senegal. In 2021, he signed for Tanzanian club Simba SC, where he "established himself as one of the most exciting wingers based in Africa".[2] In July 2022, Sakho won the CAF Goal of the Year award for an acrobatic goal in a CAF Confederation Cup game against ASEC Mimosas in February 2022.[2]

On 24 July 2023, Sakho signed for Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen on a three-year contract.[3] Simba SC reportedly received a transfer fee of €750,000.[4]

International career

On 17 June 2023, Sakho made his debut for Senegal in a 1–1 draw against Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[5][6]

Honours

Teungueth

  • Ligue 1: 2020–21[5]

Individual

References

  1. ^ Pape Ousmane Sakho at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Simba SC star and African Goal of the Year winner Sakho dreams of playing for African champions Senegal | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  3. ^ Dolo, Alexandre (2023-07-24). "L'international Sénégalais Pape Ousmane Sakho s'engage avec QRM !". QRM (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  4. ^ Nchimbi, Nassir (26 July 2023). "Simba SC's winger Sakho joins French Ligue 2 side". IPPMedia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b Pape Ousmane Sakho at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ Pape Ousmane Sakho at FootballDatabase.eu
  7. ^ "Gabadinho beaten by Senegal's Pape Ousmane Sakho for Goal of the Year award – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". nyasatimes.com. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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