Hadi Sacko (born 24 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for Turkish club

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. Born in France, he represents the Mali national team, having made his debut in 2018. He is a former French youth international.

Club career

Bordeaux

Sacko was born in

Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes () on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture building ...

, Essonne. On 31 May 2012, he signed his first professional contract at

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agreeing to a three-year deal. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by

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Francis Gillot ahead of the 2012–13 season and assigned the number 12 shirt. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2012 in a

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group stage match against Belgian club Club Brugge. He was loaned in January 2014 to Ligue 2 side

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, for the remainder of the

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Sporting CP

On 28 August 2014, Sacko joined

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on a six-year contract, with the club stipulating a 60 million euro release clause in his contract. On 1 February 2016, after scoring 10 goals in 54 games for

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and failing to break into the Sporting first team bar one cup appearance, Sacko joined Ligue 2 side

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy S ...

on loan and scored two goals in 14 appearances whilst on loan.

Loan to Leeds United

On 5 July 2016, Sacko joined

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on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent transfer. He was given the squad number 24 shirt for the 2016–17 season. On 7 August, Sacko made his Leeds debut as a substitute against

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in a 3–0 defeat. He made his first start for Leeds on 10 August in a

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victory on penalties against

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. Sacko scored his first goal for Leeds in a 2–1 loss to

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on 13 August 2016. He impressed in his early games for Leeds, which also included assists in wins against

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and

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. Sacko scored his second goal for Leeds in a 4–1 victory against Preston North End on 26 December 2016. After making 38 league appearances and scoring two goals, he returned to Sporting Lisbon after his loan to Leeds had expired.

Leeds United

On 2 June 2017, Sacko signed a permanent deal with Leeds for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5 million to take him up until at least the end of the 2019/20 season. Despite the resignation of head coach

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, he was the first signing under new owner

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. On 6 August 2017, Sacko made his Leeds United debut as a permanent player in a 3–2 victory at Bolton Wanderers. On 19 September, after a spell out the side, Sacko made a scoring return for Leeds scoring the opening goal of the game, in their League Cup tie against

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side

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in a penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw. With speculation that he was not in

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's plans, on 26 July 2018, Sacko was not given a shirt number for Leeds for the upcoming 2018–19 season for Leeds.

Loan to Las Palmas

On 30 July 2018, Sacko joined Segunda División side

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on a season-long loan from Leeds. He made his debut on 19 August 2018 in a 2-0 win against CF Reus Deportiu. On 25 January 2019,

announced a termination of his loan spell.

Loan to Ankaragücü

On 29 January 2019, Sacko joined Turkish

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side Ankaragücü on a 6 month loan. With the club unveiling Sacko with him as a mocked up picture of him as

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superhero '

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'. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 February with a long range striker against Kasimpasa S.K. In total he made 15 appearances for Ankaragücü scoring 3 goals in

, helping them avoid relegation.

Denizlispor

On 16 July 2019, Sacko joined Turkish

side

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CFR Cluj

On 24 September 2021, Sacko joined Romanian

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side

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International career

France youth sides

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an descent, Sacko has represented

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and represented his nation of birth at under-16, under-18, and under-19 and under-20 level.

Mali senior team

After not playing for

senior team (in a competitive game), Sacko was still eligible to play for

. On 15 March 2018, Sacko was called up the senior Mali national team for a friendly against Japan. On 23 March 2018, he made his debut for Mali coming on as a substitute replacing

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's Adama Traoré in the final 13 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Japan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bordeaux *

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CFR Cluj *

: 2021–22 * Supercupa României runner-up:

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France U19 *

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runner-up:

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France U21 *

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runner-up:

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References

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sacko, Hadi Living people 1994 births People from Corbeil-Essonnes Footballers from Essonne French footballers France youth international footballers Malian footballers Mali international footballers Association football wingers FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Le Havre AC players Sporting CP footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Leeds United F.C. players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Denizlispor footballers UD Las Palmas players CFR Cluj players Adanaspor footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Liga I players English Football League players Süper Lig players TFF First League players French people of Malian descent