Bakary Sagna
Sagna in 2012
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| Full name | Bacary Sagna | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Sens, France | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||||||||
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Current team
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Manchester City | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||
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| Sens | |||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Auxerre | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2002–2004 | Auxerre B | 37 | (3) | ||||||
| 2004–2007 | Auxerre | 89 | (0) | ||||||
| 2007–2014 | Arsenal | 213 | (4) | ||||||
| 2014– | Manchester City | 53 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2004–2006 | France U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||
| 2007– | France | 65 | (0) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:14, 14 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016 |
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Bacary Sagna (French pronunciation: [bakaʁi saɲa]); born 14 February 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the France national team. His former manager at Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, has described him as the best right back in the Premier League. In addition to his regular duties in the full-back position, Sagna played for Arsenal as a centre back on several occasions.
He began his career at Auxerre, before transferring to Arsenal for £7 million in 2007. In 2014, shortly after winning the FA Cup, his first trophy at the club, he declared he would not continue as an Arsenal player and subsequently moved to Manchester City when his contract expired. A full international since 2007, he was selected by France for two FIFA World Cup tournaments and one UEFA European Championship.
Sagna started his career at FC Sens. He made 87 Ligue 1 appearances for Auxerre and was part of the squad that won the Coupe de France in 2005. He also played in the UEFA Cup in each of his three seasons with the club's first team, making a total of 17 appearances in the competition. He was also voted into the Ligue 1 team of the season for his outstanding displays at the right back position. He played in the same Auxerre team as Abou Diaby, a future Arsenal teammate, and Watford centre-back Younès Kaboul. Sagna established himself as one of the league's best full backs and is known as "Mr. Reliable" by fans.
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