1. Yaya Sanogo was born on 27 January 1993 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Qingdao Red Lions.
26 Facts About Yaya Sanogo
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Yaya Sanogo made his debut for Auxerre in 2010 at the age of 16.
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Yaya Sanogo struggled to break into Arsenal's first team in his four seasons at the club during which time he had loan spells with Crystal Palace, Ajax, and Charlton Athletic.
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Yaya Sanogo is a former French youth international, and was a member of the side that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Yaya Sanogo spent only a year at the club before being signed up on an aspirant contract with first division club Auxerre at age 13.
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Alongside his positive displays domestically, Yaya Sanogo's prolific scoring on the international stage led to him being declared Auxerre's best overall prospect.
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Yaya Sanogo drew the interest of Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur before signing his first professional contract for three years on 27 October 2009.
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Yaya Sanogo was not immediately promoted to the senior team and, instead, began the season playing in the Championnat National des 18 ans with the Auxerre under-18 team.
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Yaya Sanogo made his professional debut in the match appearing as a substitute in the 108th minute.
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On 1 July 2013, it was confirmed that Yaya Sanogo had signed a long-term contract at Arsenal of the Premier League.
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On 17 May, Yaya Sanogo came on as a substitute for German international Lukas Podolski in the 2014 FA Cup Final against Hull City as Arsenal won the trophy for the first time since 2005.
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Yaya Sanogo was loaned to fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace on 13 January 2015, for the rest of the season.
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Yaya Sanogo was the first signing for them by Alan Pardew, who promised him more playing time.
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On 17 July 2015, Yaya Sanogo completed a year-long loan switch to Eredivisie club Ajax.
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Yaya Sanogo scored his first goals for Ajax in a friendly match on 10 August 2015 against Umm Salal SC from Qatar.
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On 7 July 2017, following his release from Arsenal, Yaya Sanogo returned to France to join Ligue 1 side Toulouse on a three-year deal.
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Yaya Sanogo achieved 16 goals in 70 competitive games, second to Max Gradel for the club over the three seasons.
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On 26 January 2024, Urartu announced that Yaya Sanogo had left the club by mutual agreement.
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Yaya Sanogo has earned caps with the under-16 and under-17 teams of France.
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At the 2009 Aegean Cup, Yaya Sanogo scored a tournament-leading five goals.
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Yaya Sanogo later relinquished the captaincy in the new year giving it to Lille defender Jeremy Obin.
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In qualification for the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, Yaya Sanogo scored goals against Slovenia and Estonia, earning a brace against the latter to help the team qualify for the Elite Round portion of qualifying.
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Yaya Sanogo bypassed the under-18 team and earned his first call up to the under-19 team in August 2010 to play in the Sendai Cup.
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Yaya Sanogo, himself, described the goal as "the best goal of my career".
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Yaya Sanogo appeared in all three group stage matches as France failed to qualifying for the competition finishing second in its group.
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Yaya Sanogo was a member of the team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup.