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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1983)}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bacary Sagna
| image = Bacary Sagna 2012.jpg
| caption = Sagna in 2012
| full_name = Bacary Sagna<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136 |title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|14|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: France |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203092301/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sens]], France
| height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3311/Bacary-Sagna/overview|title=Bacary Sagna: Overview|publisher=Premier League|access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1992–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Sens|Sens]]
| youthyears2 = 1997–2002
| youthclubs2 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre B]]
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2004–2007
| clubs2 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| caps2 = 87
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007–2014
| clubs3 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps3 = 213
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = [[CF Montréal|Montreal Impact]]
| caps6 = 35
| goals6 = 2
| totalcaps = 439
| totalgoals = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[France under-21 national football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2016
| nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps2 = 65
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA|1974}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]|}}
| managerclubs1 = [[Banaat FC]]
| manageryears1 = 2025–
}}
'''Bacary Sagna''' (born 14 February 1983) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]].

Sagna's former manager at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Arsène Wenger]], once described him as the best [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]] in the [[Premier League]]. In addition to him regularly featuring as a [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|wing-back]], he played as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]] for Arsenal on several occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/wenger-sagna-is-best-in-premier-league |title=Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna is the best right-back in the Premier League |publisher=Give Me Football |date=12 April 2012 |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414234841/http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/wenger-sagna-is-best-in-premier-league |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="tribalfootball.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/arsenal-boss-wenger-sagna-best-right-back-league-3077181 |title=Arsenal boss Wenger: Sagna best right-back in league |publisher=tribalfootball.com |access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Nik Brumsack |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-sagna-can-shine-at-centre-back |title=Wenger – Sagna can shine at centre back &#124; News Archive &#124; News |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>

Sagna began his career at [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]], before being transferred to Arsenal for £7 million in 2007. In 2014, shortly after [[2014 FA Cup Final|winning the FA Cup]], his first trophy at the club, he made a move to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name=Arsenal>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/bacary-sagna|title=Bacary Sagna|publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref><ref name=Deal />

A French international from 2007 to 2016, Sagna played at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] editions of the [[FIFA World Cup]], in addition to [[UEFA Euro 2016]] at home.

==Club career==
===Sens===
Sagna started his career at [[FC Sens]]. He played for their youth team until 1998.

===Auxerre===
In 1998, he moved to [[AJ Auxerre]]'s youth team. Eventually, he was promoted to the first team and he made 87 [[Ligue 1]] appearances for them. He was part of the squad that won the [[Coupe de France]] in [[2005 Coupe de France Final|2005]]. He also played in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in each of his three seasons with the club's first team, making a total of 17 appearances in the competition. He was also voted into the Ligue 1 team of the season for his outstanding displays at the right back position. He played in the same Auxerre team as [[Abou Diaby]], a future [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] teammate, and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] centre-back [[Younès Kaboul]]. Sagna established himself as one of the best full backs of the French top tier and thus became dubbed "Mr. Reliable" by the club's fans. He also won Auxerre's Player of the Year award for the 2006–07 season.<ref name="tribalfootball.com"/><ref name=Bio />

===Arsenal===
[[File:Bacary Sagna 2007.jpg|left|thumb|165px|Sagna playing for Arsenal in the [[2007–08 FA Premier League|2007–08 season]]]]

====2007–08 season====
On 12 July 2007, Sagna completed a move to Arsenal from Auxerre for an undisclosed fee, thought to have been an initial €9&nbsp;million that could have risen to €11&nbsp;million.<ref name=Deal>{{cite news |title=Sagna signe jeudi à Arsenal |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070712_100450Dev.html |access-date=9 September 2020 |work=L'Équipe |date=12 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202192633/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070712_100450Dev.html |archive-date=2 December 2011 |url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref> He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by former defender [[Ashley Cole]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/6895921.stm|title=Auxerre's Sagna signs for Arsenal|date= 12 July 2007 |access-date=12 July 2007|work=BBC Sport | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070820103049/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/6895921.stm| archive-date= 20 August 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Sagna made his debut for Arsenal on 19 July 2007 as a starter in the squad that beat Turkish club [[Gençlerbirliği]] 3–0 in a friendly at Austria's [[Bad Waltersdorf]] Stadion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=fixtures&fxid=319627 |title=Match Report |date=19 July 2007 |access-date=19 July 2007 |publisher=Arsenal Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809012758/http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=fixtures&fxid=319627 |archive-date=9 August 2007 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

On 13 February 2008, exactly one week before Arsenal were set to play the second leg of their round of 16 encounter against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], Sagna's older brother, Omar Sagna, died at the age of 28, one day before his birthday. He, however, did play the match after he was advised to by his father. Arsenal went on to win the second leg 0–2 with the same scoreline on aggregate.

On 23 March, Sagna tallied his first [[Premier League]] goal off a low header from a corner kick to give Arsenal a 1–0 lead against [[London]] rivals [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], but later went off injured before Chelsea came back to win the game 2–1.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7298246.stm
|title=Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal
|publisher=BBC
|date=23 March 2008 |access-date=18 August 2009
 |first=Ian
 |last=Hughes}}</ref> At the end of the season, he was named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]].<ref name=PFA0708>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm |title=Ronaldo named player of the year |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2008 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

====2008–09 season====
[[File:Sagna throw in.jpg|thumb|Sagna taking a throw in against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]]]
Sagna signed a new deal with Arsenal before the start of the [[2008–09 Arsenal F.C. season|2008–09 season]]. Arsenal signed him for a further two years, taking his contract up to 2014. Sagna stated, "I love Arsenal, it's a great club," and further added, "The manager is also very good and next season we will be fighting for all the trophies." He stunningly saved Arsenal in a 2–2 draw against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] when he jumped and kicked the ball away so that Arsenal would go into half time with the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3647884,00.html |work=Sky Sports |title=Sagna pens Gunners deal |access-date=16 August 2008 |date=4 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926111644/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11670_3647884%2C00.html |archive-date=26 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2009–10 season====
Sagna struggled to replicate his form from the previous two seasons as injuries also prevented him from contributing to the team in the same way. He provided many assists though, his most important contribution arguably being the cross to striker [[Nicklas Bendtner]], who gave Arsenal the 1–0 lead in the 94th minute against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Despite this, however, Sagna was linked away from the club with various teams, including [[Serie A]]'s [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], seemingly interested in taking the defender away from London.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6090477,00.html | work=Sky Sports | title = Sagna linked with Inter move | access-date =12 April 2010 | date =  12 April 2010}}</ref>

====2010–11 season====
[[File:Bacary Sagna vs West Ham 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Sagna playing for Arsenal in 2010]]
Sagna scored his first goal at the [[Emirates Stadium]] for Arsenal against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], a game in which Arsenal went on to win 3–2 and win the [[Emirates Cup]] for the second consecutive year. He made his 100th league start for Arsenal on 3 October 2010, a 2–0 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. On 14 November, he scored only his second ever official goal for Arsenal in a 2–1 away victory against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Goodison Park]], with a powerful shot from the near post. On 8 December 2010, Sagna picked up his first red card in his Arsenal career in a 3–1 home victory against Serbian club [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] in Arsenal's final [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage|group game]] of the season.

On 1 January 2011, in a match with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], he was involved in an incident where [[Lee Bowyer]] stamped on him after Sagna had gone in for a tackle. Bowyer was banned by the [[The Football Association|FA]] for three games for the stamp. On 5 January, Sagna picked up his second red card of the season after he and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] fullback [[Pablo Zabaleta]] headbutted each other in the final moments of Arsenal's 0–0 draw with City at Emirates Stadium. On 19 January, Sagna scored his second goal of the season with Arsenal's second goal in their 3–1 victory over [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] at [[Elland Road]] in a third round replay. This was Sagna's career best for goal-scoring, his previous best coming in the 2007–08 season where scored only once. Sagna was included in the PFA Team of the Year for his performance in the [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11 season]].<ref name=PFA1011>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874 |title=Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2011 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

====2011–12 season====
On 13 August 2011, Sagna started and played the full 90 minutes against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at [[St James' Park]] in a 0–0 draw on the opening day of the [[2011–12 Premier League]] season. On Saturday 20 August, he started at left-back and played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat at the hands of a [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] side that picked up its first win over the Gunners away from home in 11 years. On 28 August, Sagna missed Arsenal's game against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]] due to illness.

Sagna sustained a leg break during a match against [[North London derby|North London rivals]] [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] after a challenge by [[Benoît Assou-Ekotto]] forced him to land awkwardly. On 29 January 2012, Sagna came off the bench against Aston Villa as an 89th-minute substitute to mark his comeback. On 26 February 2012, he started in the North London derby against Spurs, scoring a header from a [[Mikel Arteta]] cross and inspiring Arsenal to come back from being 2–0 down to go on and win 5–2.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17093405 "Arsenal 5–2 Tottenham"] BBC Sport. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref> He unfortunately sustained another leg break of the same leg in the final home match of the season against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], which ruled him out of [[UEFA Euro 2012]] in June 2012.<ref name=euro_2012_broken_leg>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17970316|title=Bacary Sagna ruled out of Euro 2012 with broken leg|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=5 May 2012|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref>

====2012–13 season====
In October 2012, Sagna marked his return to the first team by starting in Arsenal's 1–0 victory over [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20014281 |title=Arsenal 1–0 QPR| date=27 October 2012 |access-date=10 February 2013 |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |publisher=BBC Sport |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> On 3 November, he started and played the full 90 minutes at right-back against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a 2–1 league defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20107608 |title=Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal| date=3 November 2012 |access-date=10 February 2013 |last=McNulty |first=Phil |publisher=BBC Sport |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> In his absence with a broken leg, [[Carl Jenkinson]] started for Arsenal and earned rave reviews, but Sagna continued to be Arsenal's first-choice right back upon his return. On 9 February 2013, due to an injury to centre-back [[Laurent Koscielny]] during warm-ups, Sagna was forced to fill in as a central defender against Sunderland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/02/09/3738722/team-news-jenkinson-starts-for-arsenal-against-sunderland |title=TEAM NEWS: Jenkinson starts for Arsenal against Sunderland| date=9 February 2013 |access-date=10 February 2013 |last=Doyle |first=Joe |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> He helped a ten-man Arsenal win 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311614 |title=Sunderland 0–1 Arsenal| date=9 February 2013 |access-date=10 February 2013 |last=Johnston |first=Neil |publisher=BBC Sport |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> On 28 April 2013, Sagna committed a mistimed tackle inside the penalty box on [[Robin van Persie]] in a 1–1 home draw against Manchester United, conceding a penalty to bring the score level after a second-minute Arsenal goal from [[Theo Walcott]].

====2013–14 season====
[[File:Bacary Sagna - FA Cup parade.jpg|thumbnail|Sagna during open top bus parade after winning the [[FA Cup]]]]
Sagna remained Arsenal's first choice right-back at the start of the season, fighting off competition from Carl Jenkinson.<ref>{{cite web|author=Arsenal Correspondent |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1830670-chelsea-display-shows-why-carl-jenkinson-is-not-ready-to-replace-bacary-sagna |title=Chelsea Display Shows Why Carl Jenkinson Is Not Ready to Replace Bacary Sagna |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal of the season, his fifth in Arsenal colours, against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 22 September, heading in [[Mesut Özil]]'s free-kick, securing a 3–1 win for the Gunners.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nik Brumsack |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/sagna-goal-was-my-gift-to-the-team |title=Sagna – Goal was my gift to the team &#124; News Archive &#124; News |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> On 17 May, Sagna started in the [[2014 FA Cup Final]] as Arsenal beat [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] 3–2 at [[Wembley Stadium]], his first trophy at the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27354148| title=Arsenal 3–2 Hull|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>

It was announced on 27 May that Sagna would not extend his contract with the Gunners, which was set to expire at the end of the season. Although Arsenal offered him a two-year extension, Sagna was believed to be "90 per cent certain" of leaving the Emirates, thus rejecting the contract extension. Additional sources understand that Manchester City and a number of top clubs in Europe had expressed an interest in signing him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/9327658/transfer-news-bacary-sagna-tells-arsenal-he-is-leaving| title=Sagna tells Arsenal he is leaving|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Sagna said he did not sign a new deal with Arsenal because "the discussions did not go in the direction that he wanted".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yourdailyarsenal.com/all-posts/sagna-confirms-hes-leaving |title=Sagna confirms he's leaving |publisher=Your Daily Arsenal |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212302/http://www.yourdailyarsenal.com/all-posts/sagna-confirms-hes-leaving |archive-date=14 July 2014  }}</ref>

===Manchester City===
It was announced on 13 June 2014 that Sagna had agreed to a deal with Manchester City to join the reigning [[2013–14 Premier League|Premier League champions]] after his contract with Arsenal was set to expire on 30 June. He was City's first signing of the summer and signed a three-year deal, taking the number 3 shirt.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bacary Sagna: Manchester City agree to sign Arsenal defender|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27829545|access-date=13 June 2014|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=13 June 2014}}</ref> He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2017.

===Benevento===
On 3 February 2018, Sagna signed with [[Serie A]] side [[Benevento Calcio]] for six months and a year in option.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Bacary-sagna-signe-a-benevento-officiel/872657 |title=Bacary Sagna signe à Benevento (officiel) |website=[[L'Equipe]]|date=3 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|language=fr}}</ref> On 29 April, Sagna scored his sole goal for Benevento with 90th-minute header in their 3–3 draw to Udinese.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-29 |title=Sagna al 90': pirotecnico 3-3 tra Benevento e Udinese nella 'prima' di Tudor |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2017-2018/sagna-al-90-pirotecnico-3-3-tra-benevento-e-udinese-nella-prima-di-tudor_sto6732920/story.shtml |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Eurosport |language=it}}</ref>

===Montreal Impact===
On 8 August 2018, Sagna signed with [[Montreal Impact (MLS)|Montreal Impact]] in [[Major League Soccer]] for the remainder of the 2018 season, with an option for 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2018/08/08/french-international-right-back-bacary-sagna-joins-impact |title=French international right-back Bacary Sagna joins the Impact |website=Montreal Impact|date=8 August 2018|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> Although the option was not taken up,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/26/montreal-impact-decline-options-veterans-rod-fanni-bacary-sagna| title = Montreal Impact decline options on veterans Rod Fanni, Bacary Sagna {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref> Sagna subsequently signed a one-year contract to stay with the club for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballfancast.com/mls/revealed-former-arsenal-man-city-star-bacary-sagna-pens-new-contract-with-montreal-impact|title = Revealed: Former Arsenal & Man City star Bacary Sagna pens new contract with Montreal Impact|date = 21 December 2018}}</ref>

==International career==

===Youth===
Sagna has previously represented the [[France national under-21 football team|France under-21 team]], which he also participated at the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2006 European Under-21 Championship]].

At age 17 Sagna wished to join up with the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]], stating, "I wanted to play for Senegal when I was 17, but they didn't reply. So I was a bit disappointed. But when I started playing for Auxerre for the first team, they contacted me and I had a game on the same day with the France national team under 21s so I had to make a choice."

===Senior===
Sagna received his first senior international [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[France national football team|France]] on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] on the road, which they won 1–0, coming on as a substitute for [[François Clerc]] after one hour of play. He went on to make his competitive debut for France in their 6–0 away win at the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on 13 October 2007 in the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] qualifiers, playing all 90 minutes. It was his only appearance in the Euro 2008 qualifying. He was not a candidate to join the French team at the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland as he was still recovering from the injury sustained in Arsenal's Premier League match at Chelsea in March 2008.

After recovering from the injury, Sagna returned to the French team for their friendly match against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in August 2008, playing all 90 minutes in a 3–2 away win. He went on to become a regular in the French team's qualifying campaign for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He was also a part of the disastrous French World Cup campaign when the team crashed out at the group stage after losing 2–1 against hosts [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]].

Sagna missed out on [[UEFA Euro 2012]] with a broken leg.<ref name=euro_2012_broken_leg/>

== Managerial career ==
On 4 January 2025, Sagna was announced as the new head coach of [[Banaat FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bac to the Future: Bacary Sagna joins Banaat FC |url=https://banaatfc.com/blogs/news/bac-to-the-future-bacary-sagna-joins-banaat-fc |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Banaat FC |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bacary Sagna was born in [[Sens]], France to Senegalese parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/130604/How_Senegal_snubbed_Sagna|title=How Senegal snubbed Sagna|website=SuperSport official website|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> He is a Muslim.<ref>{{cite news |last=Din|first=Tusdiq|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fasting-and-football-how-do-topflight-muslims-cope-2342187.html|title=Fasting and football. How do top-flight Muslims cope?|work=[[The Independent]]|date=23 August 2011|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he married French-Algerian model Ludivine Kadri with whom he already had a son named Elias (born in 2009). In 2011, Kadri gave birth to the couple's second son Kais.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/ludivine_sagna|title=Ludivine Sagna|website=Gala FR website}}</ref>

His cousin [[Ibrahima Sonko]] played in England for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] and in [[Turkey]] for [[Akhisar Belediyespor]].<ref>{{cite news|date=8 November 2007 |url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1162276,00.html |title=Sonko reveals Arsenal family link |work=readingfc.co.uk |access-date=8 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110060606/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1162276%2C00.html |archive-date=10 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 31 March 2011, Sagna became an ambassador for [[Grassroot Soccer]], an international non-profit that uses the power of football to educate, inspire, and mobilise communities to stop the spread of [[HIV]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.grassrootsoccer.org/2011/03/30/bacary-sagna-inspires-millions-as-a-grassroot-soccer-ambassador/ | title = Bacary Sagna inspires millions as a Grassroot Soccer Ambassador | publisher = grassrootsoccer.org | date = 30 March 2011 | access-date = 28 October 2012}}</ref>

Sagna is called "Bac" by the majority of his teammates.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kanonierzy.com/shownews_id-10735_Sagna-zostal-ojcem.shtml |title=Sagna został ojcem |publisher=Kanonierzy.com |date= 9 March 2009 |access-date=10 September 2009 |language=pl}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=Bacary Sagna|url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/38880/bacary-sagna?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN|access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fff.fr/selections/espoirs/der_sel_esp/cvjoueurs/213140.shtml|title=Bacary Sagna|publisher=French Football Federation|access-date=5 November 2009|language = fr}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{refn|group=nb|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[FA Cup]], [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]], [[FA Community Shield]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[Canadian Championship]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{refn|group=nb|Includes [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
|[[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|26||0||7||0||10||0||43||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]]
|Ligue 1
|23||0||3||0||1||0||27||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]]
|Ligue 1
|38||0||3||0||10||0||51||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!87!!0!!13!!0!!21!!0!!121!!0
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season|2007–08]]
|[[Premier League]]
|29||1||3||0||8||0||40||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Arsenal F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Premier League
|35||0||5||0||9||0||49||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|35||0||1||0||8||0||44||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Arsenal F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Premier League
|33||1||6||1||4||0||43||2
|-
|[[2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|21||1||2||0||6||0||29||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Arsenal F.C. season|2012–13]]
|Premier League
|25||0||3||0||3||0||31||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season|2013–14]]
|Premier League
|35||1||4||0||9||0||48||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!213!!4!!24!!1!!47!!0!!284!!5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2014–15 Manchester City F.C. season|2014–15]]
|Premier League
|9||0||3||0||4||0||16||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015–16]]
|Premier League
|28||0||6||0||11||0||45||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season|2016–17]]
|Premier League
|17||0||3||0||5||0||25||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!0!!12!!0!!20!!0!!86!!0
|-
|[[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
|[[2017–18 Benevento Calcio season|2017–18]]
|[[Serie A]]
|13||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||13||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[CF Montréal|Montreal Impact]]
|[[2018 Montreal Impact season|2018]]
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
|[[2019 Montreal Impact season|2019]]
|Major League Soccer
|26||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||31||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!2!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!402!!7!!54!!1!!88!!0!!544!!8
|}

{{Reflist|group=nb}}

===International===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26444|title=Bacary Sagna|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="11" |[[France national football team|France]]
|-
|2007||2||0
|-
|2008||4||0
|-
|2009||10||0
|-
|2010||10||0
|-
|2011||6||0
|-
|2012
|0
|0
|-
|2013||6||0
|-
|2014||7||0
|-
|2015||9||0
|-
|2016||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!65!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Auxerre'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[2004–05 Coupe de France|2004–05]]<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleacherreport.com/amp/1529008-bacary-sagna-30-reasons-to-love-the-arsenal-full-back.amp.html|title=Bacary Sagna: 30 Reasons to Love the Arsenal Full-Back|website=Bleacher Report.com}} {{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

'''Arsenal'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2013–14 FA Cup|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27354148 |title=Arsenal 3–2 Hull City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[2010–11 Football League Cup|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm |title=Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham |first=Philip |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

'''Manchester City'''
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[2015–16 Football League Cup|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164 |title=Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

'''Montreal Impact'''
*[[Canadian Championship]]: [[2019 Canadian Championship|2019]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/montreal-impact-beat-toronto-fc-on-penalty-kicks-to-win-canadian-championship-1.1371740 |title=Montreal Impact beat Toronto FC on Penalty Kicks to win Canadian Championship |publisher=TSN |date=26 September 2019 |access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year]]: [[2006–07 Ligue 1#Award of the Year|2006–07]]<ref name=Bio />
*[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] Player of the Season: 2006–07<ref name=Bio />
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#Premier League|2007–08 Premier League]],<ref name=PFA0708/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 2|2010–11 Premier League]]<ref name=PFA1011/>

==References==
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==External links==
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