Lassine Sinayoko (born 8 December 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Auxerre and the Mali national team.
![]() Sinayoko with Auxerre in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lassine Sinayoko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cosmo Taverny | |||
| Entente SSG | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Auxerre B | 59 | (23) |
| 2021– | Auxerre | 150 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mali | 31 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSinayoko started playing for Auxerre's reserve side in 2017. On 29 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] After the 2019–20 season in the Championnat National 3, Auxerre B finished top of Group E, and were promoted to the Championnat National 2, with Sinayoko playing a part in the promotion.
On 10 April 2021, Sinayoko made his professional debut in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort.[3]
International career
editOn 16 August 2021, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali national team for the first time.[4] He made his debut in a 0–0 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Uganda on 6 September 2021.[5]
On 2 January 2024, he was named in the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
On 11 December 2025, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 December 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre B | 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | ||||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | CFA | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2021–22 | CFA | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 24 | — | — | — | 59 | 24 | |||||
| Auxerre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| Total | 150 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 158 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of match played on 9 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinayoko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 17 October 2023 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | 6 January 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 6–2 | 6–2 | ||
| 4 | 16 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 5 | 20 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | 30 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 7 | 12 October 2025 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 22 December 2025 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 10 | 26 December 2025 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 11 | 3 January 2026 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Lassine Sinayoko at Global Sports Archive
- ↑ "4 Franciliens ont signé professionnels à Auxerre !". Actufoot (in French). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 10 April 2021". Soccerway.
- ↑ Pereira, Alexis (16 August 2021). "AJA : Lassine Sinayoko convoqué avec le Mali" [AJA: Lassine Sinayoko called up by Mali]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA". FIFA. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
- ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
External links
edit- Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
- Lassine Sinayoko at National-Football-Teams.com
