42 Facts About Mamadou Sakho

Mamadou Sakho made over 200 appearances for the club, winning all four domestic trophies.

Mamadou Sakho is a full France international, who has previously earned caps and captained the nation at all youth levels.

Since making his senior debut in 2010 against England, Mamadou Sakho has over 25 caps and represented France at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Mamadou Sakho was born in Paris to Diakhanke Senegalese parents and was the fourth child of a family of seven children.

Mamadou Sakho was raised in the northern neighborhood of Goutte d'Or.

Mamadou Sakho started his football career at the age of six playing for the juniors of hometown club Paris FC.

Mamadou 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.

Mamadou 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.

The resulting pain led to Mamadou Sakho considering leaving football, but he later described that idea as "useless" and returned to the club after bereavement.

Mamadou Sakho quickly became one of the club's most sought after prospects winning numerous MVP awards during his time in the youth academy.

In total, Mamadou Sakho spent nearly six years at the Camp des Loges.

Mamadou Sakho started the match picking up a yellow card in the 20th minute.

On 14 June 2007, Mamadou Sakho signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.

Midway through the season, Mamadou Sakho was embroiled in controversy when he allegedly slapped a Le Parisien newspaper journalist at the Camp des Loges, the club's training center.

Mamadou Sakho reportedly insulted the journalist and then slapped him before walking away.

Paris Saint-Germain president Robin Leproux and manager Antoine Kombouare issued an apology on the club's behalf and Mamadou Sakho later apologized to the journalist by telephone.

Mamadou Sakho was installed as the team's captain in the UEFA Europa League by manager Kombouare due to the unavailability of Claude Makelele.

Mamadou Sakho was named to the organization's Team of the Year alongside club teammate Nene.

Mamadou Sakho remained a fixture in the team for the rest of the autumn campaign as PSG finished the first half of the league in first-place position.

Ancelotti based Mamadou Sakho's benching on the increased competition in the squad as the Italian preferred the central duo of Milan Bisevac and Alex.

Mamadou Sakho was questioned by club director Leonardo for being "slightly overweight".

On 26 May 2013, in PSG's final game of the season having already won the league, Mamadou Sakho came on as an emergency goalkeeper for the final seven minutes against Lorient after substitute goalkeeper Ronan Le Crom had been sent off for fouling Julien Quercia to give away a penalty.

On 27 September 2014, Mamadou Sakho was left out of the squad for the Merseyside Derby clash against Everton.

Mamadou Sakho was restored to the starting lineup and under new manager Jurgen Klopp was praised for his excellent form.

Mamadou Sakho was praised in Liverpool's victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Klopp revealed that Mamadou Sakho had been late for the team's flight as well as for a subsequent medical treatment session and a team meal time.

On 31 January 2017, Mamadou Sakho signed with Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season.

In July 2021, Mamadou Sakho signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier on a free transfer, after his Crystal Palace contract expired.

On 27 June 2022, Mamadou Sakho changed his shirt number at Montpellier from 3 to 75, taking advantage of new rules on shirt numbers set forth by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

On 24 October 2023, Mamadou Sakho was involved in an altercation with manager Michel Der Zakarian, with the defender reportedly grabbing Der Zakarian by the collar before the manager fell to the floor; it is alleged that Mamadou Sakho was provoked by Der Zakarian calling him a "cry-baby" over a training ground incident.

Midway through the season, Mamadou Sakho was named captain by coach Francois Blaquart who noticed the player's leadership skills.

At the U-17 World Cup, which was held in South Korea, Mamadou Sakho captained the team to a quarter-final appearance where they lost to Spain in a penalty shoot-out.

Mamadou Sakho made his debut for the team on 18 December 2007 in a friendly match against Portugal and later featured in two friendly matches against Germany, one of which was played at the GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau in Stuttgart.

Mamadou Sakho made his France U21 debut on 19 August 2008 in a friendly match against Slovakia.

Mamadou Sakho played in the 2009 Toulon Tournament and captained the team on two occasions serving in place of the lead captain for the tournament, Etienne Capoue, who came off the bench.

On 8 September 2009, Mamadou Sakho scored his first under-21 goal in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Ukraine.

On 5 August 2010, Mamadou Sakho was called up to the France senior team for the first time by new manager Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly match against Norway on 11 August 2010.

Mamadou Sakho didn't make his international debut in the match, but was called up by Blanc for national team matches in September and October 2010.

On 13 May 2014, Mamadou Sakho was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

On 23 April 2016, it was announced that Mamadou Sakho was being investigated by UEFA for violating an anti-doping rule, after he was tested on 17 March following a Europa League game against Manchester United.

The club, along with Mamadou Sakho, agreed that while UEFA were investigating, he would not be available for team selection.

On 4 November 2020, Mamadou Sakho won a financial settlement and apology from WADA for defamation and received substantial damages.