# Molla Wagué

Molla Wagué (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in France, he represented the country at U19 youth level before switching to the Mali senior national team.

## Club career

Wagué started his professional career with French club SM Caen. He made his professional debut on 6 November 2011 in a 3–0 league victory against Dijon. Two weeks later, in his first professional start, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with Ajaccio.
On 10 July 2014, he joined Serie A club Udinese on loan after signing a contract with Granada.
On 31 January 2017, Wagué joined Leicester City on loan from Udinese until the end of the season. The transfer was consented to by parent club Granada and included an option for Leicester to sign him permanently. He made his debut in an FA Cup defeat away at Millwall playing around 70 minutes before being replaced due to an injury which would result in him missing the rest of the season. Wagué then joined Udinese permanently before being loaned out to Watford on 31 August 2017.
On 1 February 2019, Wagué joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 12 January 2022, Wagué signed for Belgian club Seraing until the end of the 2021–22 season. The contract was terminated on 7 February 2022 by mutual consent for personal reasons.

## International career

A former France youth international at the under-19 level, Wagué switched his allegiance to Mali and was a member of the Mali national team at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 12 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Caen B | 2010–11 | CFA | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Caen B | 2011–12 | CFA | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Caen B | 2012–13 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Caen B | 2013–14 | CFA | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Caen B | Total | Total | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 2 |
| Caen | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Caen | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Caen | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Caen | Total | Total | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 |
| Granada | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2014–15 (loan) | Serie A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Udinese | 2015–16 (loan) | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2016–17 (loan) | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Udinese | Total | Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Leicester City (loan) | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Watford (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2017–18 | EFL Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 |
| Nantes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Amiens (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Seraing | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 190 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 14 |

### International

    As of match played on 17 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| Mali | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2015 | 10 | 3 |
| Mali | 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| Mali | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wagué goal.
List of international goals scored by Molla Wagué :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 March 2015 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Gabon | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 March 2015 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Gabon | 2–1 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 October 2015 | Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France | Burkina Faso | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 28 March 2016 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Mali
* Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013