Sékou Sanogo (footballer)

Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Železničar Pančevo.

Sékou Sanogo

Sanogo with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Sékou Junior Sanogo
Date of birth	(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Železničar Pančevo
Number	35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Africa Sports
2011–2014	Thun	48	(4)
2012	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	14	(0)
2012–2013	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	31	(2)
2014–2019	Young Boys	99	(11)
2019	Al-Ittihad	11	(1)
2020–2023	Red Star Belgrade	60	(4)
2023	→ Paris FC (loan)	1	(0)
2024	Schaffhausen	10	(0)
2024–	Železničar Pančevo	16	(0)
International career‡
2017	Ivory Coast	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2020

Club career

Sanogo with FC Thun in 2011

Sanogo with Young Boys in 2014

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.^[2]

On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.^[3]

Sanogo completed his move to the Serbian heavy weights Red Star Belgrade FC on 27 January 2021 from Saudi club Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) on a two-year deal with his contract expiring in 2023.^[4]

On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.^[5]

On 15 January 2024, Sanogo returned to Switzerland and signed with Schaffhausen.^[6]

International career

An Ivory Coast international, Sanogo made his international debut for ”Les Éléphants” in a friendly match which resulted in a 1–1 tie with Senegal on 27 March 2017.^[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Thun	2010–11	Super League	14	1	1	0	—		—		15	1
	2011–12		9	0	0	0	5[b]	0	—		14	0
	2013–14		25	3	2	0	9[b]	2	—		36	5
	Total		48	4	3	0	14	2	—		65	6
Lausanne-Sport (loan)	2011–12	Super League	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2012–13		31	2	1	0	—		—		32	2
	Total		45	2	1	0	—		—		46	2
Young Boys	2014–15	Super League	25	1	0	0	11[b]	1	—		36	2
	2015–16		11	2	1	0	1[c]	0	—		13	2
	2016–17		21	2	2	1	6[d]	0	—		29	3
	2017–18		27	5	3	0	7[e]	0	—		37	5
	2018–19		15	1	2	0	6[c]	0	—		23	1
	Total		99	11	8	1	31	1	—		138	13
Al-Ittihad	2018–19	Saudi Pro League	11	1	5	0	5[f]	0	—		21	1
Red Star	2019–20	SuperLiga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2020–21		23	2	5	0	10[g]	0	—		38	2
	2021–22		24	2	2	0	13[h]	0	—		39	2
	2022–23		12	0	1	0	8[i]	0	—		21	0
	Total		60	4	8	0	31	0	—		99	4
Paris FC (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 2	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Schaffausen	2023–24	Challenge League	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Career total			278	22	26	1	81	3	—		385	26

1. Including Swiss Cup, King's Cup, Serbian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
7. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
9. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Africa Sports

• Ligue 1: 2008^[8]
• Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire (2): 2009, 2010^[8]

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19^[8]

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Serbian Cup (2): 2020–21, 2021–22

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18,^[10] 2018–19^[11]