# Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Mali national team.

## Club career

Sacko made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vitória de Guimarães B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.
On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne. On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.

## International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sint-Truiden | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Vitória B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Vitória B | Total | Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Total | Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Montpellier (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 215 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 1 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

### International

    As of match played 6 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Mali | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| Mali | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Mali | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Mali | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Mali | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Mali | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sacko goal.
List of international goals scored by Falaye Sacko :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 16 June 2019 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Algeria | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |