page_title: Mamadou Sakho
section_title: Liverpool
hierarchical_section_title: Mamadou Sakho / Club career / Liverpool
caption_attribution_description: English: French football players of Liverpool: Aly Cissokho (left) and Mamadou Sakho (right) competing with Trinidadian player of Cardiff City Kenwyne Jones (center).
context_page_description: Mamadou Sakho is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the France national team. He is known for his tackling ability and his passing accuracy.
  Sakho began his career at Paris FC before moving to Paris Saint-Germain's youth system in 2002. In October 2007, on his league debut, he became the youngest player ever to captain a Ligue 1 club. Sakho made over 200 appearances for the club, winning all four domestic trophies. In 2013, he transferred to Liverpool for £18 million. He had a loan spell with Crystal Palace in 2017, and was subsequently bought by the team for £26 million on 1 September 2017.
  Sakho is a full international, who has previously earned caps and captained the nation at all youth levels. Since making his senior debut in 2010 against England, Sakho has over 25 caps and represented France at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: On 2 September 2013, Premier League club Liverpool announced the signing of Sakho for a fee of £18 million.
caption: Sakho (right) playing for Liverpool against Cardiff City in 2014.
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