Diafra Sakho

Quick Facts

Full Name	Diafra Sakho
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1989(1989-12-24)
Age	35
Birthplace	Guédiawaye
Country	Senegal
Birth City	Dakar Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Diafra Sakho Biography

Diafra Sakho is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 24, 1989 in Guédiawaye, Dakar Region, Senegal. Senegalese soccer player that was successful as a striker with FC Metz, winning the Ligue 2 title in 2014. He was awarded the Ligue 2 Player of the Year that year before joining West Ham United.

He has been a part of the team with French midfielder He has played alongside French midfielder Morgan Amalfitano at West Ham United. at West Ham United.

Sakho was born in Guédiawaye. He started his career in Dakar with Génération Foot, a football academy and feeder club for FC Metz, at age 16. After six months with the club he moved to France in 2007 to start training with Metz. After 17 goals in 22 games for FC Metz’s reserve team in the 2009–10 season he was awarded a first-team place. He made his first-team debut in a goalless draw at home to Brest, on 19 January 2010. His debut goal came on 10 September, in a 1–1 home draw with Nantes. He was mainly used as a substitute in his first three seasons and was loaned to Boulogne in January 2012. In May 2012, with Metz in Championnat National, the third tier of French football, new manager Albert Cartier gave Sakho a starting place in the team. The following season Sakho scored 19 goals in 33 league appearances as Metz finished in second place and won promotion back to Ligue 2 at their first attempt. In season 2013–14 he scored 20 goals in 36 appearances as Metz won the Ligue 2 title. For his performances, Sakho was voted Ligue 2 Player of the Year for the 2013–14 season.

Sakho made his international debut for Senegal in a friendly match against Burkina Faso, on 21 May 2014. His debut goal came four days later, in a 3–1 win over Kosovo. In November 2014 he was recalled to the Senegal squad by coach, Alain Giresse, for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Egypt and Botswana. Sakho missed the final tournament due to a back injury. In November 2017 Sakho scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against South Africa in Polokwane. The win resulted in Senegal qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, their first global finals since 2002.

His father passed away suddenly in 2009.

Diafra Sakho Net Worth

Diafra Sakho is one of the richest Soccer Player from Senegal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diafra Sakho 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played soccer as a kid with Generation Foot before moving to France to play for Metz in 2007.

He was eligible to play for both the Senegalese as well as the French national teams but chose to represent Senegal beginning in 2014.

Diafra Sakho (born 24 December 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Senegal national team.

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On 29 November 2015, Sakho suffered a thigh injury against West Bromwich Albion which would rule him out for three months, joining Dimitri Payet and Enner Valencia among West Ham’s attacking absentees.

Facts & Trivia

Diafra Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Senegal. Diafra Sakho celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Sakho was injured during a game on 1 January 2015 against West Bromwich Albion. This resulted in him being withdrawn from the Senegal squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal officials announced that they would try to prevent him playing for West Ham during the duration of the competition in Africa. With Senegal still involved in the competition, he returned to fitness with officials from the country asking him to fly to Equatorial Guinea so that his fitness could be assessed. Unable to fly to Africa he was taken from London to Ashton Gate by limousine and on 25 January 2015 he scored the only goal in West Ham’s FA Cup win against Bristol City. On 31 January 2015, with Senegal reported to have reported the case to FIFA, Sakho was withdrawn from West Ham’s squad for an away game against Liverpool. West Ham were fined 100,000 Swiss francs by FIFA for playing Sakho in the FA Cup during the Africa Cup of Nations, avoiding a maximum penalty of being expelled from the tournament. Sakho finished as West Ham’s top scorer in the 2014–15 season despite finishing the end of the season out injured. He scored 12 goals, 10 in the league and one in both the FA Cup and League.

Top Facts about Diafra Sakho

1. Diafra Sakho is a Senegalese professional footballer.
2. He was born on December 24, 1989 in Guédiawaye, Senegal.
3. Sakho began his career with the Senegalese club Génération Foot.
4. He has played for several European clubs including Metz, West Ham United and Rennes.
5. In the 2014-15 season, he scored 10 goals in 23 Premier League appearances for West Ham United.
6. Sakho has represented the Senegal national team since 2014.
7. He has scored six goals in 28 international appearances for Senegal.
8. His preferred position is as a striker or center forward.
9. Sakho’s playing style is characterized by his speed and physicality on the pitch.
10. As of August 2021, he currently plays for FC Bâle in Switzerland’s Super League