Modibo Sagnan (born 14 April 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Montpellier. Born in France, he represented his country of birth's France Olympic football team before switching his allegiance to the Mali national football team.
 Sagnan in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Modibo Sagnan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor (on loan from Montpellier) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | CS Villetaneuse | ||
| 2012–2017 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Lens II | 24 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Lens | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Real Sociedad | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lens (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Mirandés (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tondela (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Utrecht (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Utrecht | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Montpellier | 40 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mali | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Early life
editModibo Sagnan[2] was born on 14 April 1999 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis in France.[1]
Club career
editLens
editReal Sociedad
editOn 30 January 2019, Sagnan joined La Liga side Real Sociedad for an estimated fee of €5 million, and was immediately loaned back to Lens for the remainder of the season.[5] The following 31 January, after failing to make a first team appearance, he was loaned to Segunda División side Mirandés until June.[6]
Sagnan made his debut for the Txuri-urdin on 3 October 2020, replacing Andoni Gorosabel in a 3–0 home win over Getafe CF. On 31 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Tondela on a one-year loan deal.[7]
Utrecht
editMontpellier
editOn 1 February 2024, Sagnan signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[10]
Loan to Çaykur Rizespor
editOn 2 August 2025, Sagnan signed for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan with an option to buy.[11]
International career
editSagnan made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Nigeria.[12]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 May 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Lens (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tondela | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Utrecht | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 148 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of matches played on 11 June 2024[citation needed]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editReal Sociedad
References
edit- 1 2 "Modibo Sagnan". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Premier contrat pro pour Modibo Sagnan !". www.rclens.fr. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 21ème journée - RC Lens / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ "Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad". L'Équipe. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "Loan agreement with CD Mirandés". Real Sociedad. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Tondela" [Agreement for his loan to CD Tondela] (in Spanish). rReal Sociedad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Franse aanwinst: FC Utrecht huurt Modibo Sagnan" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ↑ "FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" [FC Utrecht exercise option: Modibo Sagnan stays in Domstad] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Modibo Sagnan, nouveau défenseur du MHSC" [Modibo Sagnan, new defender of the MHSC]. www.mhscfoot.com (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Modibo Sagnan rejoint Rizespor (Turquie)". MHSC Foot (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Mali v Nigeria game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Montpellier-Modibo Sagnan : «Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture malienne» - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Modibo Sagnan". www.rclens.fr. 29 April 2019.
- ↑ Modibo Sagnan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
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- Modibo Sagnan at the French Football Federation (in French)
