Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for French club Paris FC on loan from the Serbian club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Club career

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the

2017–18 Swiss Super League The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending c ...

, their first league title in 32 years. On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club

. Sanogo completed his move to the Serbian heavy weights Red Star Belgrade FC on 27 January 2021 from Saudi club

Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabian Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي), referred to as Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1927. The club has spent its entire history in the to ...

on a two-year deal with his contract expiring in 2023. On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French

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on loan until the end of the season.

International career

An Ivory Coast international, Sanogo made his international debut for the ”Les Éléphants” in a friendly match which resulted in a 1–1 tie with

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

on 27 March 2017.Sékou Sanogo
at National-Football-Teams.com

Honours

Africa Sports *

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire The Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football, in English ''Côte d'Ivoire Cup'' or ''Ivory Coast Cup'', is the top knockout tournament in Ivorian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to ...

(2): 2009, 2010 Young Boys *

Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...

(2): 2017–18, 2018–19 Red Star Belgrade * Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

(2):

, 2021–22 Individual *

Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18

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* 1989 births Living people Ivorian footballers Association football midfielders Ivory Coast international footballers Africa Sports d'Abidjan players FC Thun players FC Lausanne-Sport players BSC Young Boys players Ittihad FC players Red Star Belgrade footballers Paris FC players Swiss Super League players Saudi Professional League players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 2 players Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in France {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub