Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Azerbaijani Premier League club Neftçi and the Mali national team.^[1]

Falaye Sacko

Sacko with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Montpellier
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Djoliba AC
2015–2016	Újpest	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	0	(0)
2016–2017	Vitória de Guimarães B	63	(0)
2017–2023	Vitória de Guimarães	99	(1)
2022	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	9	(0)
2022–2023	→ Montpellier (loan)	35	(1)
2023–2025	Montpellier	35	(0)
2025–	Neftçi	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Mali	40	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:51, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.^[2]

On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.^[3] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.^[4]

On the 10th of August 2025, Sacko joined Neftçi on a free transfer signing a two-year contract, with an additional year as an option.

International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Vitória B	2015–16	LigaPro	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2016–17	LigaPro	35	0	—		—		—		—		35	0
	Total		41	0	—		—		—		—		41	0
Vitória de Guimarães	2016–17	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	28	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	22	0	0	0	2	0	8[a]	0	—		32	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	28	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	13	1	1	0	3	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		78	0	4	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	96	0
Saint-Étienne	2021–22	Ligue 1	9	0	0	0	—		—		2[b]	0	11	0
Montpellier (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 1	35	1	1	0	—		—		—		36	1
Montpellier	2023–24	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	0	0	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		35	0	0	0	—		—		—		35	0
Career total			218	1	6	0	6	0	8	0	2	0	240	1

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 6 June 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	6	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	5	0
Total		40	1

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sacko goal.

List of international goals scored by Falaye Sacko^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 June 2019	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Algeria	2–1	2–3	Friendly