Oumar Sako
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1996 | ||
| 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 | 39 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Niger | 4 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025 | |||
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, he represented it internationally, before switching allegiance to the Niger national team in 2024.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 26 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mimosas | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Al Kharaitiyat | 2020–21 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Stara Gazora | 2021–22 | efbet Liga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| LASK | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Arda (loan) | 2022–23 | efbet Liga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Arda | 2023–24 | efbet Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Rostov (loan) | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Rostov | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances of Emir of Qatar Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2024 | Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco |  Ghana |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 2. | 18 November 2024 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3. | 18 November 2025 | Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid, Morocco |  Guinea |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ Oumar Sako at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "kooora". Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Oumar Sako at Soccerway
- ^ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, УМАР САКО!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 30 January 2024.
- ^ "УМАР САКО С НАМИ!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Oumar Sako at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Niger v Ghana game report". Soccerway. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Ghana v Niger game report". ESPN. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Sako equalizer put Ghana for tight position for 2025 Afcon qualifiers" (in Nigerian Pidgin). bbc.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Niger men's international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Ivorian people of Nigerien descent
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- Men's association football defenders
- AS Tanda players
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Al Kharaitiyat SC players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- LASK players
- FC Arda Kardzhali players
- FC Rostov players
- Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players
- Qatar Stars League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen