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Oumar Sako
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Abobo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rostov
Number 3
Youth career
AS Tanda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AS Tanda
2018–2020 ASEC Mimosas
2020–2021 Al-Kharaitiyat 19 (1)
2021 Beroe 17 (1)
2022–2023 LASK 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Arda (loan) 28 (1)
2023–2024 Arda 20 (2)
2024 → Rostov (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Rostov 59 (2)
International career‡
2019 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
2024– Niger 17 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026

Oumar Sako (born 4 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club Rostov.[1][2][3] Born in the Ivory Coast, and a former Ivory Coast international, he plays for the Niger national team.

Club career

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On 30 January 2024, Sako joined Russian Premier League club Rostov on loan.[4] On 26 June 2024, Rostov made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Sako.[5]

International career

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Sako made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 22 September 2019 in a CHAN qualifier against Niger.[6]

In May 2024, Sako's club Rostov announced that he has been called up to the Niger national team.[7] Sako made his debut for Niger on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco and scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw.[8] He scored a late winner for Niger in the away 2–1 victory over Ghana in the same qualification on 18 November 2024, even though Niger failed to advance from the qualification group.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mimosas 2018–19 Ligue 1 ——8[a]0—80
Al Kharaitiyat 2020–21 Qatar Stars League 19150—2[b]0261
Stara Gazora 2021–22 efbet Liga 17110——181
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 70001[c]0—80
Arda (loan) 2022–23 efbet Liga 28130——311
Arda 2023–24 efbet Liga 20200——202
Rostov (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 11030——140
Rostov 2024–25 Russian Premier League 281110——391
2025–26 Russian Premier League 23060——290
2026–27 Russian Premier League 8130——111
Total 5922100000802
Career total 161732090202047
  1. ↑ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances of Emir of Qatar Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 25 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201910
Niger 202432
2025102
202642
Country total176

International goals

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Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.[10][11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2024Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco Ghana1–11–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.18 November 2024Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana2–12–1
3.6 June 2025Seyni Kountche Stadium, Niamey, Niger Gabon3–14–3Friendly
4.18 November 2025Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid, Morocco Guinea1–11–1
5.5 June 2026Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Benin1–11–1
5.24 September 2026Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Lesotho2–02–12027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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  1. ↑ Oumar Sako at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "kooora". Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Oumar Sako at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, УМАР САКО!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 30 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "УМАР САКО С НАМИ!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Oumar Sako at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "УМАР САКО ОТПРАВИЛСЯ В РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ НОВОЙ ДЛЯ СЕБЯ СБОРНОЙ" [Oumar Sako is going to a new national team] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 27 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Niger v Ghana game report". Soccerway. 9 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ghana v Niger game report". ESPN. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sako equalizer put Ghana for tight position for 2025 Afcon qualifiers" (in Nigerian Pidgin). bbc.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ghana suffers 2-1 defeat to Niger in AFCON qualifier". ghanafa.org. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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