Lassine Sinayoko

Lassine Sinayoko
Sinayoko with Auxerre in 2025
Personal information
Full name Lassine Sinayoko[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 9
Youth career
Cosmo Taverny
Entente SSG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Auxerre B 59 (23)
2021–2026 Auxerre 166 (29)
2026– Paris FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Mali 31 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Lassine Sinayoko (born 8 December 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris FC and the Mali national team.

Club career

Sinayoko started playing for Auxerre's reserve side in 2017. On 29 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] After the 2019–20 season in the Championnat National 3, Auxerre B finished top of Group E, and were promoted to the Championnat National 2, with Sinayoko playing a part in the promotion. On 10 April 2021, Sinayoko made his professional debut in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort.[3] In the 2025–26 season, he became his club's top scorer with 12 goals in Ligue 1.[4]

On 21 July 2026, Sinayoko signed a three-year contract with Paris FC.[5]

International career

On 16 August 2021, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali national team for the first time.[6] He made his debut in a 0–0 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Uganda on 6 September 2021.[7]

On 2 January 2024, he was named in the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

On 11 December 2025, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre B 2017–18 CFA 2 112———112
2018–19 CFA 2 2411———2411
2019–20 CFA 2 144———144
2020–21 CFA 96———96
2021–22 CFA 11———11
Total 5924———5924
Auxerre 2020–21 Ligue 2 2000——20
2021–22 Ligue 2 31321—3[a]0364
2022–23 Ligue 1 33120——351
2023–24 Ligue 2 34800——348
2024–25 Ligue 1 34510——355
2025–26 Ligue 1 321200——3212
Total 1662951—3017430
Career total 2255351003023354

International

As of match played on 9 January 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202140
202210
202352
2024114
202584
202621
Total3111
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinayoko goal.
List of international goals scored by Lassine Sinayoko
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 October 2023Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Uganda1–01–0Friendly
217 October 2023Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Saudi Arabia3–13–1
36 January 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Guinea-Bissau6–26–2
416 January 2024Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast South Africa2–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations
520 January 2024Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast Tunisia1–01–1
630 January 2024Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast Burkina Faso2–02–12023 Africa Cup of Nations
712 October 2025Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Madagascar1–04–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
83–0
922 December 2025Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Zambia1–01–12025 Africa Cup of Nations
1026 December 2025Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–11–1
113 January 2026Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Tunisia1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Auxerre B

Auxerre

References

  1. ↑ Lassine Sinayoko at Global Sports Archive
  2. ↑ "4 Franciliens ont signé professionnels à Auxerre !". Actufoot (in French). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 10 April 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ Coates, Tom (26 June 2026). "Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion 'express strong interest' in Auxerre marksman Lassine Sinayoko". The Yorkshire Post.
  5. ↑ "Lassine Sinayoko, nouvelle recrue du Paris FC !" (in French). Paris FC. 21 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Pereira, Alexis (16 August 2021). "AJA : Lassine Sinayoko convoqué avec le Mali" [AJA: Lassine Sinayoko called up by Mali]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Uganda 0–0 Mali". ESPN. 6 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.


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