Lamine Sakho

Lamine Sakho
	Sakho in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	28 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Louga, Senegal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Nîmes
1999–2001	Lens
2002–2005	Marseille
2003–2004	→ Leeds United (loan)
2004–2007	Saint-Étienne
2007–2008	Montpellier
2008–2009	Alki Larnaca
2009–2010	Wrexham
2012	Consolat Marseille
Total
International career
2004	Senegal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lamine Sakho (born 28 September 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker.^[1]

Career

Early career

Sakho's previous clubs were Nîmes Olympique, RC Lens, Olympique Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne

Leeds United

Sakho also had a short loan spell with Leeds United in which he scored once in 17 appearances, in a 3–2 win at Middlesbrough in August 2003.^[2] At Leeds United Sakho had a hugely promising debut against Newcastle United where he played left wing and received man of the match, after that his form never came up to the same standard and after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury his time at Leeds was effectively over.

He was known as a striker prior to joining Leeds, but he found himself mainly being played as a winger during his time at the Elland Road club, where he was competing with James Milner and Jermaine Pennant for places. That season Leeds were relegated from the Premier League. Sakho was regarded as one of the more successful loan players that season, after several players such as Roque Junior and Cyril Chapuis had torrid spells at Leeds.

Wrexham

Following spells in France and Cyprus, he scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 1–0 away win at Ebbsfleet United on 31 October 2009. Sakho received a straight red card for Wrexham in the game against Hayes & Yeading after headbutting a player. His contract was terminated by 'mutual consent' in March 2010 after failing to make an impact at the club.^[3]

Consolat

In January 2012, after almost two years without a club, Sakho signed for Championnat de France amateur club Consolat Marseille.^[4] He made his debut on 18 February 2012 in the 1–0 home win against Gap.

References

^ ^a ^b "Lamine Sakho". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Viduka grabs late winner". BBC. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ "Sakho agrees deal to leave". BBC. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
^ "Lamine Sakho signe a Marseille". Marseille-Consolat.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

External links

Lamine Sakho – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Lamine Sakho at Soccerway
Lamine Sakho at Soccerbase

[wf-1] "Lamine Sakho". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] "Viduka grabs late winner". BBC. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2009.

[3] "Sakho agrees deal to leave". BBC. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.

[4] "Lamine Sakho signe a Marseille". Marseille-Consolat.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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