Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he represented its Olympic team, before switching allegiance to the Mali national team.

Club career

Lens

A youth product of RC Lens, Sagnan signed his first professional contract with them on 28 July 2017, tying him down to the club for three years. Sagnan made his professional debut for Lens in a 1–0

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loss to

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

on 30 January 2018.

Real Sociedad

On 30 January 2019, Sagnan joined La Liga side

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for an estimated fee of

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5 million, and was immediately loaned back to Lens for the remainder of the season. The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to

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side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

until June. Sagnan made his debut for the ''Txuri-urdin'' on 3 October 2020, replacing Andoni Gorosabel in a 3–0 home win over

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

. On 31 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Portuguese

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side

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on a one-year loan deal.

Utrecht

On 11 July 2022, Sagnan was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands, with an option to buy. On 2 June 2023, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.

Montpellier

On 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for

club

International career

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

Personal life

Sagnan was born in France to a Burkinabé father and a Malian mother. He was raised a Muslim.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Real Sociedad * Copa del Rey: 2019–20

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagnan, Modibo 1999 births Living people Footballers from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis French men's footballers Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers French Muslims Men's association football defenders Ligue 2 players RC Lens players La Liga players Segunda División players Primeira Liga players Eredivisie players Real Sociedad footballers CD Mirandés footballers C.D. Tondela players FC Utrecht players Montpellier HSC players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Malian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Malian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Malian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics French sportspeople of Burkinabé descent Sportspeople of Burkinabé descent French sportspeople of Malian descent