Mamadou Saco: career of a French football player

Mamadou Saco - French professionala Senegalese football player who plays as a central defender in an English club from the Premier League Crystal Palace and the French team. Known for his endurance and strength (his height is 187 centimeters, and weight - 83 kilograms). During the speeches for Liverpool was a key defender, from which the entire tactical plan of the Merseyside was built.

In April 2016, the famous sports journalistRichard Innes (from the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper) called him "a defender playing on his football rules." Many experts also note that Mamadou Sako often practices an alternative style of playing in defense. All this he demonstrated in the "Paris Saint-Germain", in which he began his professional career.

Biography: early years - youth career

Mamadou Sako was born on February 13, 1990 in theParis, France. I started playing soccer at the age of six as a member of the Junior Academy of the Paris Club. In 2002, moved to the youth squad of the club PSG. Initially, Sako played at the position of the central striker, but the "red-blue" lacked defenders, and Mamadou was transferred to a defensive position.

During the first season in the sports camp deThe log, in which football academy players trained, Sako was often criticized by coaches. He played well, but with discipline the guy had serious problems. After the lights out, he often did not go to bed, and the tactical instructions of the mentors completely ignored and played "their own football." At some point, he was even threatened with being expelled from the team, but this did not work. He could not be expelled, since he was a very valuable defender in the team. The behavior of Mamadu was influenced only by his parents, who forced him to focus on studying and football.

At the age of 14, Mamadou Sako lost his father. As a result of emotional stress, the guy decided to quit football, but later called this idea useless and returned to the club, finding strength after a heavy loss. In the future, he became the most popular player in the youth of the "Parisians".

Professional debut for PSG

In the 2004/05 season, Mamadou became the owner of the cupCoupe Nationale. In total, Sako studied for six years at Camp Loges. The day after his 17th birthday, manager Pavel Le Gun told him that he was declared to the starting lineup of the adult PSG team for the UEFA Europa League match against the Greek club AEK Athens. This match was held on February 14, 2007. Mamadou Saco was shown a yellow card after 20 minutes, with only 85 minutes remaining on the pitch and was substituted. As a result, Paris Saint-Germain won with a score of 2: 0. A few weeks later, Saco played the second match of the UEFA Cup against the Portuguese "Benfica" (spent on the field all 90 minutes), which ended in a victory "Parisians" with a score of 2: 1.

In general, in the period from 2007 to 2013the player played for the "red-blue" 151 match and became the author of 7 goals. Here he became the owner of four trophies: the champion of France, the owner of the national cup, the League Cup and the French Super Cup. As part of the Paris club became a real star of world football. Goals Mamadou Sako were just a sight, although there were very few of them, as the athlete is playing near his goal. But the skills from the past sometimes make themselves felt. A Frenchman can break into the penalty area and respond to the horse transfer partner, closing her head in the opponent's net.

Career in English "Liverpool"

September 2, 2013 "mersisaydtsy" signedFrench defender Mamadou Sako for £ 18 million. He debuted on September 16 against Swansea City at Liberty Stadium (2-2 draw). After the game, Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers described the Frenchman as “a beast on the defensive, able to change the tactical game plan for a more correct one during the match. December 7, 2013 Mamadou Sako scored his debut goal for the Reds in a duel against West Ham at Enfield Stadium (the match ended in a 4: 1 victory).

In subsequent seasons, Sako regularly performed atcomposition, with the exception of periods of recovery after injury. In April 2016, he was disqualified due to a failed doping control test. The footballer took fat burning preparations that included banned substances. A month later he was acquitted by the FIFA Federation. Nevertheless, the head coach of the French team Didier Deschamps refused to take Mamadou Sako on his team. In total, for Liverpool football player played until the end of the 2016/2017 season. For three seasons in the Premier League he played 56 matches and scored two goals.

The transition to the "Crystal Palace"

It is known that the Frenchman left "mersisaydtsev"due to a conflict with head coach Jürgen Klopp. In the summer transfer window of 2017, he was leased to the club Crystal Palace. Subsequently, his registration rights were fully purchased for £ 26 million.

Glamorous epatage: Swarowcki cleats for 1500 Euros

How many football fans know that in 2011were the Mamadou Sako boots the most expensive in the world? The fact is that the footballer has created his own line of sports shoes, on which 5,000 glass expensive stones from the Swarowski company are glued. Currently it is the fifth most expensive boot in the world.