Club career Mamadou Sakho

1 club career

1.1 career
1.2 paris saint-germain

1.2.1 2007–10
1.2.2 2010–13


1.3 liverpool

1.3.1 2013–14
1.3.2 2014–15
1.3.3 2015–16
1.3.4 2016–17
1.3.5 loan crystal palace


1.4 crystal palace

club career
early career

sakho started football career @ age of 6 playing juniors of hometown club paris fc. in 2002, lured away professional club paris saint-germain. sakho striker, due paris saint-germain s youth team having fewer defenders strikers, moved more defensive role.

sakho struggled adapt during first year @ camp des loges, headquarters of club s youth academy, refusing accept orders handed out trainers, such when go bed. @ 1 point, threatened expulsion club due constant bad behavior. following guidance parents and, particularly, under-13 paris saint-germain coach christian mas, sakho curbed bad behavior , began focus on studies , football. when sakho 14, father died. resulting pain led sakho considering leaving football, later described idea useless , returned club after bereavement. sakho became 1 of club s sought after prospects winning numerous mvp awards during time in youth academy. in april 2005, part of Île-de-france region team won 2004–05 coupe nationale. same year, part of paris saint-germain under-18 team won championnat national des 18 ans league title, despite being 3 years younger many of teammates.

in total, sakho spent 6 years @ camp des loges. day after 17th birthday, manager paul le guen called youngster club s uefa cup round of 32 first leg match against aek athens on 14 february 2007. sakho started match picking yellow card in 20th minute. played 85 minutes before being substituted out paris saint-germain won match 2–0. sakho played second , final match of season in uefa cup round of 16 first leg match against benfica, played full match in 2–1 victory.

paris saint-germain
2007–10

on 14 june 2007, sakho signed first professional contract agreeing three-year deal. officially promoted senior side 2007–08 season, despite being 17 years old, , assigned first team number 3 shirt. sakho made first start season paris saint-germain in club s 3–0 win on lorient in coupe de la ligue on 26 september 2007, starting in centre role alongside experienced colombian mario yepes. sakho made league debut on 20 october against valeciennes in 0–0 draw. in effort galvanize questionable leadership of several senior team players, such first-team captain pauleta , vice-captain sylvain armand, le guen named sakho captain match. sakho s role captain made him youngest-ever captain of paris saint-germain @ age of 17 years , 8 months , youngest player ever captain side in ligue 1. in following match against lyon, named captain again , tasked role of containing fellow french starlet hatem ben arfa. despite sakho , club putting strong fight, ben arfa scored 2 goals in span of 3 minutes les parisiens suffered 3–2 defeat. in club s following match against nancy, sakho picked extensive injury, ruled him out 2 months. returned action on 23 february 2008, playing entire match in 1–1 draw against monaco. on 29 march, sakho started , play full 90 minutes in paris saint-germain s 2–1 victory on lens in 2008 coupe de la ligue final. victory awarded sakho first major trophy of career. in total season, sakho made 16 appearances.

in following season, sakho made 34 total appearances contributing paris saint-germain s successful play club reached high 2nd in league, reached semi-finals of coupe de france, , made uefa cup quarterfinals. on 30 january 2009, due positive play , clubs abroad inquiring services, paris saint-germain awarded sakho contract extension until june 2012. 2 weeks later, scored first career goal club in league match against saint-Étienne on 14 february 2009, day after 19th birthday. goal gave paris saint-germain 1–0 lead , club went on win match 2–1.

sakho opened 2009–10 season incumbent starter partnering either veterans sammy traoré or zoumana camara in defense. midway through season, sakho embroiled in controversy when allegedly slapped le parisien newspaper journalist @ camp des loges, club s training center. before incident, sakho had allegedly confronted journalist question accuracy of article had written referring controversy surrounding why sakho went nightclub following paris saint-germain s embarrassing loss lorient hours earlier. sakho reportedly insulted journalist , slapped him before walking away. journalist, preferred remain anonymous, filed complaint following day both , newspaper describing sakho s attitude unprofessional . paris saint-germain president robin leproux , manager antoine kombouaré issued apology on club s behalf , sakho later apologized journalist telephone.

2010–13

sakho signing autographs @ paris saint-germain.

sakho started 2010–11 campaign partnering camara in defense. installed team s captain in uefa europa league manager kombouaré due unavailability of claude makélélé. midway through august, sakho began appearing in centre position alongside veteran sylvain armand. scored first goal of season on 11 september 2010 in 4–0 victory on arles-avignon. in europe, sakho captained team in 5–4 aggregate victory on israeli club maccabi tel aviv in europa league playoff round. accomplished feat again in group stage leading team 2–0 victory on ukrainian club karpaty lviv. on 16 october, sakho scored game-winning goal in 2–0 victory on toulouse. in team s first match following winter break, scored third goal of campaign in paris saint-germain s victory on sochaux. after prolonged period of negotiations, on 8 march 2011, sakho signed two-year contract extension club until june 2014. on 20 april, captained team 3–1 victory on angers in semi-finals of coupe de france. victory inserted club 2011 coupe de france final; club s second consecutive appearance in competition s final match. paris saint-germain lost match 1–0 lille. on 10 may, sakho nominated national union of professional footballers (unfp) young player of year award. 2 weeks later, won honour. sakho named organization s team of year alongside club teammate nenê.

sakho began 2011–12 season club s first-choice captain under kombouaré. on 13 august 2011, in club s second league match of season, suffered hamstring injury. despite being ruled out 3 weeks, sakho missed 2 months , returned team in 3–1 away win on ajaccio. remained fixture in team rest of autumn campaign psg finished first half of league in first-place position. in january 2012, kombouaré resigned position. replaced italian manager carlo ancelotti. under helm of ancelotti, sakho retained captaincy , appeared starter through march. however, after unconvincing performances in draws lyon, caen, , bordeaux, resulted in club losing grip on first place, captain benched ancelotti , stripped of captaincy. ancelotti based sakho s benching on increased competition in squad italian preferred central duo of milan biševac , alex. sakho questioned club director leonardo being overweight .

after making cameo appearance in le classique, sakho made second appearance since benching on 29 april 2012 appearing first-half substitute injured biševac against fellow title contenders lille. in second half, les parisiens leading 1–0, sakho conceded penalty after fouling striker nolan roux. foul resulted in red card. lille converted penalty , later went on win match 2–1.

on 26 may, in psg s final game of season having won league, sakho came on emergency goalkeeper final 7 minutes against lorient after substitute goalkeeper ronan le crom had been sent off fouling julien quercia give away penalty. arnaud le lan converted penalty, psg won 3–1.

liverpool

sakho (right) playing liverpool against cardiff city in 2014.

on 2 september 2013, premier league club liverpool announced signing of sakho fee of £18 million.

2013–14

sakho made debut on 16 september 2013 against swansea city in 2–2 draw @ liberty stadium. liverpool manager brendan rodgers had described frenchman beast in training prior debut. on 7 december 2013, sakho scored first goal liverpool in 4–1 win @ anfield against west ham united. intermittent injuries limited sakho 19 appearances, played key role in liverpool s surprise title challenge finished runners-up in premier league.

2014–15

on 27 september 2014, sakho left out of squad merseyside derby clash against everton. upon hearing manager s decision, left stadium. frenchman later apologised action. after poor beginning season, manager brendan rodgers switched 3-man defensive line in october – sakho playing crucial part. pace, athleticism, , ball playing abilities key in formation. sakho returned liverpool team 2–2 draw arsenal on 22 december 2014 , went on reds 5 clean sheets in 8 premier league matches.

2015–16

sakho began season backup dejan lovren. on 17 september 2015, sakho made first start of season; man-of-the-match performance in europa league away match against bordeaux, captaining side in 1–1 draw. day later, announced had signed new long-term contract club. sakho restored starting lineup , under new manager jürgen klopp praised excellent form. on 8 november, however, sustained knee injury in 2–1 defeat crystal palace @ anfield ruled him out 2 months.

sakho praised in liverpool s victory on borussia dortmund in europa league quarter-finals. coped against in-form striker pierre-emerick aubameyang in 1–1 away draw in first leg, , scored header mounted late comeback win second 4–3.

on 23 april 2016, announced sakho being investigated uefa violating anti-doping rule, after tested on 17 march following europa league game against manchester united. club, along sakho, agreed while uefa investigating, not available team selection. 5 days later, after testing positive fat-burner, uefa punished him 30-day ban european football, fifa extended cover world football. on 28 may 2016, ban expired after substance found not in banned substance list. on 8 july 2016, case dismissed uefa.

2016–17

on 18 july 2016, announced sakho wear number 3 jersey 2016–17 season, switching number 17 had worn since joined liverpool. during liverpool s pre-season tour of united states, sakho sent home manager jürgen klopp not respecting rules had been put in place squad. klopp revealed sakho had been late team s flight subsequent medical treatment session , team meal time. result, sakho demoted senior squad , played competitive football reserves in professional development league season.

loan crystal palace

on 31 january 2017, sakho signed crystal palace on loan until end of season. sakho made debut appearance in 1–0 victory on middlesbrough on 25 february, , praised manager sam allardyce role in crystal palace s victory. after palace kept clean sheets in victories against west bromwich albion , watford, sakho named nominee premier league s player of month award march , awarded crystal palace s player of month on march 31. sakho followed well-received performances in palace s 1–2 victory @ stamford bridge on league leaders chelsea , 3–0 home win on arsenal.

crystal palace

on 31 august 2017, sakho signed crystal palace on four-year contract undisclosed fee.