Mamadou Sakho
Sakho playing for Liverpool in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mamadou Sakho | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Crystal Palace (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Paris | ||
| 2002–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | 151 | (7) |
| 2013– | Liverpool | 56 | (2) |
| 2017– | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | France U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2010– | France | 28 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:09, 15 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016 |
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Mamadou Sakho (born 13 February 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace on loan from Liverpool and the France national team. He is known for his tackling ability and his passing accuracy.
Sakho began his career at Paris FC before moving to Paris Saint-Germain's youth system in 2002. In October 2007, on his league debut, he became the youngest player ever to captain a Ligue 1 club. Sakho made over 200 appearances for the club, winning all four domestic trophies. In 2013, he transferred to Liverpool for £18 million.
Sakho is a senior international who has previously earned caps and captained the nation at all youth levels. Since making his senior debut in 2010 against England, Sakho has over 25 caps and represented France at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Sakho was born in Paris to Senegalese parents and was the fourth child of a family of seven children. He was raised in the northern neighborhood of Goutte d'Or.
Sakho started his football career at the age of six playing for the juniors of hometown club Paris FC. In 2002, he was lured away to professional club Paris Saint-Germain. Sakho was originally a striker, but due to Paris Saint-Germain's youth team having fewer defenders than strikers, he was moved into a more defensive role.
Sakho struggled to adapt during his first year at the Camp des Loges, the headquarters of the club's youth academy, often refusing to accept orders handed out by the trainers, such as when to go to bed. At one point, he was threatened with expulsion from the club due to his constant bad behavior. Following guidance from his parents and, particularly, under-13 Paris Saint-Germain coach Christian Mas, Sakho curbed his bad behavior and began to focus on his studies and football. When Sakho was 14, his father suddenly died. The resulting pain led to Sakho considering leaving football, but he later described that idea as "useless" and returned to the club after bereavement. Sakho quickly became one of the club's most sought after prospects winning numerous MVP awards during his time in the youth academy. In April 2005, he was a part of the Île-de-France region team that won the 2004–05 Coupe Nationale. That same year, he was a part of the Paris Saint-Germain under-18 team that won the Championnat National des 18 ans league title, despite being three years younger than many of his teammates.
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