Boubacar Sanogo
Personal information
Full name	Boubacar Sanogo
Date of birth	17 December 1982 (1982-12-17) (age 26)
Place of birth	Dimbokro, Ivory Coast
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AS Saint-Étienne
Number	14
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009 2009–	Siroco FC San Pedro Espérance Tunis Al Ain FC 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburger SV Werder Bremen → TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) AS Saint-Étienne	71 (25) 39 (27) 54 (43) 24 (10) 31 0(4) 31 (11) 14 0(1) 04 0(0)
National team2
2006–	Ivory Coast	13 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Boubacar Sanogo (born 17 December 1982 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast) is a professional footballer who currently plays for AS Saint-Étienne.

[edit] Career

Sanogo started his career in Tunisia and then went to Al-Ain FC in the UAE League, where he became well-known for winning the AFC Champions League and being a top goalscorer in the UAE League.

A striker, he played for FC Kaiserslautern during the 2005–06 season, scoring 10 goals in 24 games, a performance that caught the attention of higher level German clubs. Then he was transferred to Hamburger SV in the summer of 2006.

After the 2006–07 season, he switched to Werder Bremen for a fee of €4.5m, which could rise to €6m. On 27 January 2009, Sanogo was loaned out to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, until the end of the season,^[1] and in his first game he scored the second goal in Hoffenheim's 2–0 win against Energie Cottbus. He turned back on 1 July 2009 from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to SV Werder Bremen^[2] and joined on 19 August 2009 the French club AS Saint-Étienne with a three year contract,^[3] the transfer fee is 3.5 Million Euro.^[4] He scored his first goal for Saint-Étienne in a 4-1 win over OGC Nice in the Coupe de la Ligue.

[edit] International career

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2008	Accra, Ghana	Mali	3–0	Won	2008 African Nations Cup
2	9 February 2008	Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	2–4	Lost	2008 African Nations Cup
3	9 February 2008	Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	2–4	Lost	2008 African Nations Cup
4	22 June 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Botswana	4–0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	20 August 2008	Chantilly, France	Guinea	2–1	Won	Friendly
6	11 October 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Madagascar	3–0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	11 October 2008	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	Madagascar	3–0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	17 November 2008	Tel Aviv, Israel	Israel	2–2	Draw	Friendly

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sanogo's profile (Werder.de)
• Sanogo's stats (Fussballdaten.de) (German)

v • d • e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Barry • 2 Djakpa • 3 Boka • 4 K. Touré • 5 Zokora • 6 Gohouri • 7 Faé • 8 S.Kalou • 9 A. Koné • 10 Gervinho • 11 Drogba • 12 Méïté • 13 Romaric • 14 B. Koné • 15 Dindane • 16 Loboué • 17 Tiéné • 18 Keïta • 19 Y. Touré • 20 Sanogo • 21 Eboué • 22 Zoro • 23 T. Koné • Coach: Gili

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