Opa Sanganté
![]() Sanganté with Châteauroux in 2018. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Opa Sanganté | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Diannah-Malari, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Châteauroux | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Beauvais II | 17 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Beauvais | 55 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Chambly | 27 | (1) |
2016– | Châteauroux | 152 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020 |
Opa Sanganté (born 1 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Châteauroux. Born in Senegal, Sanganté plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career[]
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]
International career[]
Born in Senegal, Sanganté is of Bissau-Guinean descent, and was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau in October 2020.[3] He debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 13 November 2020.[4]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau".
- ^ "2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match report: Senegal v Guinea-Bissau - 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". African Football.
External links[]
- Opa Sanganté at Soccerway
- Opa Sanganté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Opa Sanganté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Casamance
- Association football midfielders
- People with acquired Bissau-Guinean citizenship
- Bissau-Guinean footballers
- Guinea-Bissau international footballers
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegalese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- AS Beauvais Oise players
- LB Châteauroux players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Senegalese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France