Baïssama Mohamed Sankoh (born 20 March 1992) is a Guinean professional

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who plays for Cypriot club

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and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

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, France, Sankoh made his Ligue 2 debut during the 2011–12 season for EA Guingamp. He joined

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on loan for the 2015–16 season. For Brest, he mostly played in midfield, instead of his accustomed full-back position. On 3 July 2017, he joined French side

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on a three-year contract. He remained in the club until 1 February 2020, day where he left the club remaining free agent. On 23 February 2020, he joined the Italian side

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. The contract is until the end of the 2019–20 season, with the club holding an option to renew it for two additional seasons.

International career

Sankoh was called up by the coach Michel Dussuyer in the Guinean squad for a friendly against

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on 1 June 2013, and for the 2014 World Cup preliminaries against

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and

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. He played with the national team in

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, where the team reached the quarter-finals.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ ghana / guinea / 1994425 /

Honours

Guingamp *

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: 2013–14

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* * * 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Nogent-sur-Marne Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean footballers French footballers Guinea international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players French sportspeople of Guinean descent Association football fullbacks En Avant Guingamp players Stade Brestois 29 players Stade Malherbe Caen players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Cypriot First Division players Guinean expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Footballers from Val-de-Marne Black French sportspeople {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub