Ihsan Sacko (born 19 July 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Sacko is a youth exponent of

RC Strasbourg Alsace Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a football in France, French association football ...

. He made his first team debut on 8 January 2016 against ASM Belfort replacing

Dimitri Liénard Dimitri Liénard (born 13 February 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or as a winger for club Sochaux. Club career Liénard's contract with Bastia was terminated by mutual consent on 15 November 2023. In Janu ...

after 76 minutes in a 2–0 home win. On 5 September 2020, he joined Italian club

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on a season-long loan. On 1 August 2022, Sacko signed a two-year contract with

Personal life

Sacko was born in France and is of

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...

an descent.

References

1997 births Living people French footballers French people of Malian descent Association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Serie B players RC Strasbourg Alsace players OGC Nice players ES Troyes AC players Cosenza Calcio players US Avranches players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy People from Alfortville Footballers from Val-de-Marne {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub