Hadi Sacko

Hadi Sacko
Sacko playing for Leeds United in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hadi Sacko[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994
Place of birth Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
(on loan from Leeds United)
Number 25
Youth career
2003–2006 Corbeil-Essonne
2006–2010 Brétigny Foot
2010–2012 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bordeaux 11 (0)
2014 → Le Havre (loan) 18 (4)
2014–2017 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2014–2016 Sporting CP B 55 (10)
2016 → Sochaux (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2017 → Leeds United (loan) 38 (2)
2017– Leeds United 14 (0)
2018– → Las Palmas (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2010 France U16 3 (1)
2011–2012 France U18 7 (3)
2012–2013 France U19 10 (2)
2013–2014 France U20 10 (1)
2018– Mali 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Hadi Sacko (born 24 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish side Las Palmas on loan from English club Leeds United. He also plays for Mali national side.[2] He is a former France U20's international.

On 15 March 2018, Sacko was called up the senior Mali football team, making his debut on 23 March.[3]

Club career

Bordeaux

On 31 May 2012, Corbeil-Essonnes-born Sacko signed his first professional contract at Bordeaux agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Francis Gillot ahead of the 2012–13 season and assigned the number 12 shirt. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2012 in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Belgian club Club Brugge.[5]

He was loaned in January 2014 to Ligue 2 side Le Havre, for the remainder of the season.[6]

Sporting CP

On 28 August 2014, Sacko joined Sporting Clube de Portugal on a six-year contract, with the club stipulating a 60 million euro release clause in his contract.[7]

On 1 February 2016, after scoring 10 goals in 54 games for Sporting CP B and failing to break into the Sporting first team bar one cup appearance, Sacko joined Ligue 2 side Sochaux on loan and scored two goals in 14 appearances whilst on loan.

Loan to Leeds United

On 5 July 2016, Sacko joined Leeds United on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent transfer.[8] He was given the squad number 24 shirt for the 2016/17 season.[9] On 7 August, Sacko made his Leeds debut as a substitute against QPR in a 3–0 defeat.[10] He made his first start for Leeds on 10 August in a League Cup victory on penalties against Fleetwood Town.[11] Sacko scored his first goal for Leeds in a 2–1 loss to Birmingham City on 13 August 2016.[12]

He impressed in his early games for Leeds, which also included assists in wins against Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers.[13][14] Sacko scored his second goal for Leeds in a 4–1 victory against Preston North End on 26 December 2016.[15]

After making 38 league appearances and scoring two goals, he returned to Sporting Lisbon after his loan to Leeds had expired.[16]

Leeds United

On 2 June 2017, Sacko signed a permanent deal with Leeds for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5 million to take him up until at least the end of the 2019/20 season.[17] Despite the resignation of head coach Garry Monk, he was the first signing under new owner Andrea Radrizzani.[18]

On 6 August 2017, Sacko made his Leeds United debut as a permanent player in a 3–2 victory at Bolton Wanderers.[19] On 19 September, after a spell out the side, Sacko made a scoring return for Leeds scoring the opening goal of the game, in their League Cup tie against Premier League side Burnley in a penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw.[20]

With speculation that he was not in Marcelo Bielsa's plans, on 26 July 2018, Sacko was not given a shirt number for Leeds for the upcoming 2018–19 season for Leeds.[21]

Loan to Las Palmas

On 30 July 2018, Sacko joined Segunda División side UD Las Palmas on a season-long loan from Leeds.[22]

International career

France Youth sides

Hadi Sacko (right) playing for France U16 in 2010

Of Malian descent, Sacko has represented France and represented his nation of birth at under-16, under-18, and under-19 and under-20 level.[23][24]

Mali Senior Team

After not playing for France senior team (in a competitive game), Sacko was still eligible to play for Mali.

On 15 March 2018, Sacko was called up the senior Mali football team for a friendly against Japan.[25] On 23 March 2018, Sacko made his debut for Mali coming on as a substitute replacing AS Monaco's Adama Traoré in the final 13 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Japan.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 October 2017 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2012–13 Ligue 1 4010005[lower-alpha 1]0100
2013–14 5010005[lower-alpha 2]0110
2014–15 200000—20
Bordeaux total 1102000100230
Le Havre (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 2 1840000—184
Sporting B 2014–15 LigaPro 3170000—357
2015–16 2430000—243
Sporting B total 55100000005910
Sporting CP 2014–15 Primeira Liga 0000400040
Sochaux (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 1212100—142
Leeds United (loan) 2016–17 Championship 3821030—422
Leeds United 2017–18 Championship 3000210051
Career total 13717519110016119

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Trophée des Champions and four in the Europa League

Honours

Bordeaux

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hadi Sacko, un Bleu d'exception". Le Parisien (in French). 25 March 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Good luck to #LUFC winger @miimosaa who has been selected for Mali's upcoming friendly against Japan on Friday 23rd March". Leeds United Official Twitter Page. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "1er contrat pro pour Hadi Sacko". FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sacko – Premier 8 match pro". FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Le Bordelais Hadi Sacko prêté au HAC jusqu'à la fin de la saison" [Bordeaux's Hadi Sacko on loan to Le Havre for the remainder of the season] (in French). hac-foot.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Leeds United: Monk a lucky man to have Sacko's verve and vivacity". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "SACKO SIGNS UP". leedsunited.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016/17 SQUAD NUMBERS CONFIRMED". Leeds United. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "QPR CLAIM OPENING VICTORY". Leeds United. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "MATCHDAY: FLEETWOOD – LIVE!". Leeds United F.C. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Leeds 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Leeds boss Garry Monk hails summer signing Hadi Sacko". Daily Star. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Leeds United: Monk reluctant to cramp Sacko's style". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "KEMAR ROOFE: WE ARE VERY HAPPY". Leeds United. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "2017/18 RETAINED LIST". Leeds United F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  17. ↑ Hadi Sacko: Leeds sign Sporting Lisbon winger on permanent deal after loan spell, BBC Sport, 2 June 2017, retrieved 2 June 2017
  18. ↑ SACKO SIGNS PERMANENT DEAL, Leeds United, 2 June 2017, retrieved 2 June 2017
  19. ↑ "REPORT: BOLTON WANDERERS 2–3 LEEDS UNITED", Leeds United Official Site, 6 August 2017
  20. ↑ "REPORT: BURNLEY 2–2 LEEDS UNITED". Leeds Official Website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "2018/19 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED". Leeds United. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Principle of agreement between UD Las Palmas and Leeds United by Sacko". Las Palmas. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "L'espoir Hadi Sacko". Girondins4Ever (in French). 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "Hadi Sacko retenu en U17". FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  25. ↑ "Good luck to #LUFC winger @miimosaa who has been selected for Mali's upcoming friendly against Japan on Friday 23rd March". Leeds United Official Twitter Page. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Japan 1 Mali 1 Shoya Nakajima 94th minute equaliser spares Japanese blushes after Abdoulay Diaby put Africans in front". The Sun Page. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  27. ↑ Hadi Sacko at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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