# Sékou Sanogo (footballer)

Sékou Junior Sanogo (born 5 May 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Železničar Pančevo.

## Club career

Sanogo was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.
On 21 January 2020, Sanogo signed a one-year loan with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
Sanogo completed his move to the Serbian heavy weights Red Star Belgrade FC on 27 January 2021 from Saudi club Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) on a two-year deal with his contract expiring in 2023.
On 31 January 2023, Sanogo joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.
On 15 January 2024, Sanogo returned to Switzerland and signed with Schaffhausen.

## International career

An Ivory Coast international, Sanogo made his international debut for ”Les Éléphants” in a friendly match which resulted in a 1–1 tie with Senegal on 27 March 2017.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Thun | 2010–11 | Super League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Thun | 2011–12 | Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Thun | 2013–14 | Super League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 5 |
| Thun | Total | Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 6 |
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2011–12 | Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2012–13 | Super League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 2 |
| Young Boys | 2014–15 | Super League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Young Boys | 2015–16 | Super League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Young Boys | 2016–17 | Super League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Super League | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Young Boys | 2018–19 | Super League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Young Boys | Total | Total | 99 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 138 | 13 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Red Star | 2020–21 | SuperLiga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| Red Star | 2021–22 | SuperLiga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Red Star | 2022–23 | SuperLiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Red Star | Total | Total | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 99 | 4 |
| Paris FC (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Schaffausen | 2023–24 | Challenge League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 278 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 81 | 3 | — | — | 385 | 26 |
* ↑ Including Swiss Cup, King's Cup, Serbian Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Africa Sports
* Ligue 1: 2008
* Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire (2): 2009, 2010
Young Boys
* Swiss Super League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
Red Star Belgrade
* Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Serbian Cup (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
Individual
* Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19