Opa Sanganté
_39_(cropped).jpg) Sanganté with Châteauroux in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Diannah-Malari, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Beauvais II | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Beauvais | 55 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chambly | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2023 | Châteauroux | 192 | (6) |
| 2023– | Dunkerque | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 | |||
Opa Sanganté (born 1 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
[edit]Sanganté moved to France from Senegal at the age of 6, and played football since he was a child.[1] He made his professional debut for LB Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Stade Brestois 29 on 28 July 2017.[2]
On 12 July 2023, Sanganté signed with Dunkerque.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Senegal to Senegalese parents, Sanganté is of Bissau-Guinean descent through one of his grandfathers.[4] He holds Senegalese, Bissau-Guinean and French nationalities.[5] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau in October 2020.[6] He debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 13 November 2020.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Opa Sanganté trace sa voie". 7 April 2016.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Stade Brestois 29 / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "OPA SANGANTE, SOLIDE RENFORT DE L'USLD!" [OPA SANGANTE, SOLID REINFORCEMENT OF THE USLD!] (in French). Dunkerque. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Entretien avec Opa Sangante". USL Dunkerque. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Opa SANGANTE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau". October 2020.
- ^ "2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match report: Senegal v Guinea-Bissau – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". African Football.
External links
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- Opa Sanganté at Soccerway
- Opa Sanganté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Opa Sanganté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Casamance
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegalese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean people of Senegalese descent
- Sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- AS Beauvais Oise players
- LB Châteauroux players
- USL Dunkerque players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Senegalese people
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