Opa Sanganté

Opa Sanganté
Sanganté with Châteauroux in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991
Place of birth Diannah Malary, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dunkerque
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Beauvais II 17 (1)
2012–2015 Beauvais 55 (1)
2015–2016 Chambly 27 (1)
2016–2023 Châteauroux 192 (6)
2023– Dunkerque 91 (4)
International career‡
2020– Guinea-Bissau 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2025

Opa Sanganté (born 1 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Sanganté moved to France from Senegal at the age of 6, and played football since he was a child.[1] He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 28 July 2017.[2]

On 12 July 2023, Sanganté signed with Dunkerque.[3]

International career

Born in Senegal to Senegalese parents, Sanganté is of Bissau-Guinean descent through one of his grandfathers.[4] He holds Senegalese, Bissau-Guinean and French nationalities.[5] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau in October 2020.[6] He debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 13 November 2020.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beauvais II 2012–13 CFA 2 171——171
Beauvais 2012–13 CFA 9000—90
2013–14 CFA 24120—261
2014–15 CFA 22020—240
Total 55140—591
Chambly 2015–16 National 27130—301
Châteauroux 2016–17 National 332102[b]0362
2017–18 Ligue 2 270401[b]0320
2018–19 Ligue 2 352212[b]0393
2019–20 Ligue 2 240001[b]0250
2020–21 Ligue 2 29010—300
2021–22 National 24000—240
2022–23 National 20210—212
Total 192691602077
Dunkerque 2023–24 Ligue 2 34200—342
2024–25 Ligue 2 332522[c] 0404
Total 674522 0746
Career total 358132138038716
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 202020
202160
202260
202370
2024130
Total 340

References

  1. ↑ "Opa Sanganté trace sa voie". 7 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Stade Brestois 29 / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ↑ "OPA SANGANTE, SOLIDE RENFORT DE L'USLD!" [OPA SANGANTE, SOLID REINFORCEMENT OF THE USLD!] (in French). Dunkerque. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Entretien avec Opa Sangante". USL Dunkerque. 26 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Opa SANGANTE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau". October 2020.
  7. ↑ "2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match report: Senegal v Guinea-Bissau – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". African Football.
  8. ↑ Opa Sanganté at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Opa Sanganté". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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