Falaye Sacko

Falaye Sacko
	Sacko with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	1 May 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Neftçi
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Djoliba AC
2015–2016	Újpest
2015–2016	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2016–2017	Vitória de Guimarães B
2017–2023	Vitória de Guimarães
2022	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)
2022–2023	→ Montpellier (loan)
2023–2025	Montpellier
2025–	Neftçi
International career‡
2018–	Mali
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:51, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Falaye Sacko (born 1 May 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Azerbaijani Premier League club Neftçi and the Mali national team.^[1]

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.^[2]

On 31 January 2022, the last day of the Portuguese transfer window, Sacko was loaned to Saint-Étienne.^[3] On 1 July 2022, he joined Montpellier on loan for the season.^[4]

On the 10th of August 2025, Sacko joined Neftçi on a free transfer signing a two-year contract, with an additional year as an option.

International career

Sacko made his international debut for the Mali national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Japan on 23 March 2018.^[5]

He then played four matches during the second half of 2018 as part of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

On 16 June 2019, Sacko scored his first goal for Mali in a friendly match against Algeria, although his team was defeated 3–2. He took part in his first international tournament at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

In December 2021, Sacko was named by head coach Mohamed Magassouba in Mali’s squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.^[6]^[7]

On 2 January 2024, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		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
	2016–17	LigaPro	35	0	—		—		—		—		35	0
	Total		41	0	—		—		—		—		41	0
Vitória de Guimarães	2016–17	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	28	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	22	0	0	0	2	0	8^[a]	0	—		32	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	28	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	13	1	1	0	3	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		78	0	4	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	96	0
Saint-Étienne	2021–22	Ligue 1	9	0	0	0	—		—		2^[b]	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
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	0	0	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		35	0	0	0	—		—		—		35	0
Career total			218	1	6	0	6	0	8	0	2	0	240	1

↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 6 June 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	6	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	5	0
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^[9]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 June 2019	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Algeria	2–1	2–3	Friendly

References

↑ falaye-sacko at Soccerway
↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.
↑ "Falaye Sacko rejoint les Verts" (Press release) (in French). Saint-Étienne. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
↑ "Falaye Sacko rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
↑ "Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018". Soccerway.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "CAN 2022. La liste du Mali avec Hamari Traoré et Kalifa Coulibaly, Bissouma de retour". www.ouest-france.fr. 25 December 2021.
↑ "CAN 2021: la liste des Aigles du Mali avec le retour d'Yves Bissouma". www.rfi.fr. 25 December 2021.
↑ Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
1 2 "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

External links

Falaye Sacko at Soccerway

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[9] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[10] Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

[1] ye-sacko at Soccerway

[2] "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.

[3] "Falaye Sacko rejoint les Verts" (Press release) (in French). Saint-Étienne. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[4] "Falaye Sacko rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[5] "Japan vs. Mali - 23 March 2018". Soccerway.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "CAN 2022. La liste du Mali avec Hamari Traoré et Kalifa Coulibaly, Bissouma de retour". www.ouest-france.fr. 25 December 2021.

[7] "CAN 2021: la liste des Aigles du Mali avec le retour d'Yves Bissouma". www.rfi.fr. 25 December 2021.

[8] Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[NFT-11] 1 2 "Falaye Sacko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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