Baïssama Sankoh
Sankoh in 2016
Personal information
Full name Baïssama Mohamed Sankoh[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992
Place of birth Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Nea Salamina
Number 95
Youth career
Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Guingamp 59 (0)
2015–2016 → Brest (loan) 33 (0)
2017–2020 Caen 50 (4)
2020 Ascoli 0 (0)
2020– Nea Salamina 22 (0)
International career‡
2013– Guinea 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016

Baïssama Mohamed Sankoh (born 20 March 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Nea Salamina and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, France, Sankoh made his Ligue 2 debut during the 2011–12 season for EA Guingamp.

He joined Brest on loan for the 2015–16 season. For Brest, he mostly played in midfield, instead of his accustomed full-back position.[2]

On 3 July 2017, he joined French side SM Caen on a three-year contract.[3][4] He remained in the club until 1 February 2020, day where he left the club remaining free agent.[5]

On 23 February 2020, he joined the Italian side Ascoli. The contract is until the end of the 2019–20 season, with the club holding an option to renew it for two additional seasons.[6]

International career

Sankoh was called up by the coach Michel Dussuyer in the Guinean squad for a friendly against Congo DR on 1 June 2013, and for the 2014 World Cup preliminaries against Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.[7]

Honours

Guingamp

References

  1. ↑ "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Team Details - Player Details".
  2. ↑ "En Avant de Guingamp : des nouvelles des joueurs prêtés". Ouest France (in French). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Rédaction. "Baïssama Sankoh (Guingamp) signe à Caen". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Baïssama Sankoh s'engage jusqu'en 2020". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fin de l'aventure entre Baisama Sankoh et le Stade Malherbe". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Calciomercato: ufficiale Sankoh" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 23 February 2020.
  7. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ ghana / guinea / 1994425 /


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