Modibo Sagnan

Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Montpellier. Born in France, he represented his country of birth's Olympic team before switching his allegiance to the Mali national football team.

Modibo Sagnan

Sagnan in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Modibo Sagnan[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Çaykur Rizespor (on loan from Montpellier)
Number	27
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	40	(4)
2025–	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	France Olympic	3	(0)
2024–	Mali	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024

Club career

Lens

A youth product of 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 Sochaux 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 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 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]

Loan to Çaykur Rizespor

On 2 August 2025, Sagnan signed for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan with an option to buy.^[10]

International career

Sagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria.^[11]

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé and Mauritanian father and a Malian mother.^[12] He was raised a Muslim.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025^[14]

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	Ligue 2	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	La Liga	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	Eredivisie	13	1	1	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		38	2	4	0	—		0	0	42	2
Montpellier	2023–24	Ligue 1	13	2	1	1	—		—		14	3
	2024–25	Ligue 1	27	2	0	0	—		—		27	2
	Total		40	4	1	1	—		—		41	5
Career total			148	7	14	1	1	1	4	0	167	9

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 11 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2024	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Real Sociedad

• Copa del Rey: 2019–20^[15][16]