Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

, on loan from

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club

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

, and the Mali national team.

Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for

Vitória de Guimarães B Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

on 17 February 2016 in a game against

Atlético CP Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

. On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

. On 1 July 2022, he joined

on loan for the season.

International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with

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on 23 March 2018.

Career statistics

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

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