Sekou Yansané

French footballer (born 2003)
Sekou Yansané
Personal information
Full name Sekou Oumar Yansané
Date of birth (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahli
Number 17
Youth career
Grenoble
0000–2018 Lyon
2018–2021 Dijon
2021–2022 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Dijon B 3 (2)
2021–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2022– Al Ahli 33 (10)
2022 → Al-Rayyan (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Sekou Oumar Yansané (born 28 April 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.

Club career

Yansané began his career at his hometown club of Grenoble before signing for Lyon.[1] He continued his career at Dijon, where he played three matches and scored two goals for the reserve side in the Championnat National 3,[2] before signing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 8 January 2021.[3] He joined the club for a reported transfer fee of €600,000,[4] signed a contract until June 2023,[5] and was assigned to the club's under-19 side.[6] On 22 December 2021, Yansané made his debut for PSG in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw away to Lorient.[7] In the 2021–22 season with the PSG under-19s, he scored 21 goals in 23 league games, and was the top scorer of the Championnat National U19.[8]

On 10 September 2022, Yansané signed for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.[8] Ten days later, he was loaned out to fellow Qatari club Al-Rayyan until the end of 2022.[9] Upon his return to Al Ahli, Yansané made his debut in the Qatar Stars League on 5 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Arabi.[10] On 12 January, he scored his first goal for Al Ahli in a 2–1 away victory over Al-Sailiya.[11]

International career

Born in France, Yansané is of Guinean descent through his father and Moroccan descent through his mother.[12] He holds both French and Guinean nationalities.[13] He has been approached by Guinea to play for the senior national team, and by Morocco to play for the under-20 national team.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dijon B 2020–21 Championnat National 3 3 2 — — 3 2
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Al Ahli 2022–23 Qatar Stars League 15 3 1 0 — 16 3
2023–24 Qatar Stars League 18 7 2 0 0 0 20 7
Total 33 10 3 0 0 0 36 10
Al-Rayyan (loan) 2022–23 Qatar Stars League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 37 12 3 0 0 0 40 12

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ^ "PSG: Sekou Yansané, un jeune joueur de Dijon, a signé" [PSG: Sekou Yansané, a Dijon player, has signed]. RMC Sport (in French). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sekou Yansané at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Sekou Yansané s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain" [Sekou Yansané signs for Paris Saint-Germain] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Mechenoua, Marc (22 December 2021). "PSG : Qui est Sekou Yansané, le jeune attaquant parisien dans le groupe face à Lorient ?" [PSG: Who is Sekou Yansané, the young Parisian forward in the group against Lorient?]. Goal (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Official | PSG sign Sekou Yansané from Dijon". Get French Football News. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Yansané becomes Pochettino's first signing". BeSoccer. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Lorient V Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b Bakhkhar, Anas (10 September 2022). "Sekou Oumar Yansané quitte le PSG pour le Qatar" [Sekou Oumar Yansané leaves PSG for Qatar]. Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ "النادي الأهلي يوافق إعارة لاعبه الشاب عمر يانساني لنادي الريان" [Al-Ahli Club agrees to loan its young player Oumar Yansané to Al-Rayyan Club] (in Arabic). Al Ahli SC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Al Ahli vs. Al Arabi". Soccerway. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Al Sailiya vs. Al Ahli". Soccerway. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Sekou Yansané dans le groupe du PSG avec Achraf Hakimi" [Sekou Yansané is in the PSG group with Achraf Hakimi]. Lions de l'Atlas (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Sekou YANSANE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  14. ^ Bosher, Luke; Whitehead, Jacob (23 April 2022). "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

  • Sekou Yansané – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
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Al Ahli SC (Doha) – current squad