Badra Ali Sangaré (born 30 May 1986) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Sekhukhune United and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Sangaré began to play for the Académie J-M Guillou before he his first professional contract with ES Bingerville in 2004. He joined

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club

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in 2006, where he played for one year. Sangaré then signed on 9 March 2007 with

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and left Thailand upon expiry of his contract on 29 December 2008. He signed with

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in Belgium, but after a half a year signed for Séwé Sports de San Pedro in July 2009 .

International career

Sangaré's first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team was on 27 March 2009 against

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. Previously, he played with the Ivory Coast U-23 team at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and the

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. He represented the Ivory Coast at the

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. He also played two African Cups of Nations.

Honours

Ivory Coast *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangare, Badra Ali 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Bingerville Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football goalkeepers Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian Muslims South African Premier Division players National First Division players Badra Ali Sangare Ivory Coast men's international footballers Badra Ali Sangare ES Bingerville players Séwé FC players ASEC Mimosas players Free State Stars F.C. players Uthongathi F.C. players JDR Stars F.C. players 2011 African Nations Championship players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Ivory Coast men's A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players JMG Academy (Abidjan) players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen