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{{short description|Ivorian former professional footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Boubacar Sanogo
| image                = Boubacar Sanogo - SV Werder Bremen (1).jpg
| upright              = 
| caption              = Sanogo with [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] in 2009
| full_name            = 
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1982|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Dimbokro]], Ivory Coast
| height               = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web|title= Boubacar SANOGO |url=http://www.asse.fr/index.php?page=detail_joueur&id=693&teamId=1|publisher=asse.fr|accessdate=21 March 2012 | language = French}}</ref>
| position             = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub          = 
| youthyears1          =
| youthclubs1          =
| years1               = 1997–1999
| clubs1               = Siroco de San-Pédro
| caps1                = 52
| goals1               = 25
| years2               = 1999–2002
| clubs2               = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]
| caps2                = 39
| goals2               = 27
| years3               = 2002–2005
| clubs3               = [[Al Ain S.C.C.|Al Ain]]
| caps3                = 53
| goals3               = 35
| years4               = 2005–2006
| clubs4               = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps4                = 24
| goals4               = 10
| years5               = 2006–2007
| clubs5               = [[Hamburger SV]]
| caps5                = 31
| goals5               = 4
| years6               = 2007–2009
| clubs6               = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps6                = 31
| goals6               = 11
| years7               = 2009
| clubs7               = → [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] (loan)
| caps7                = 14
| goals7               = 1
| years8               = 2009–2012
| clubs8               = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| caps8                = 30
| goals8               = 1
| years9               = 2012–2014
| clubs9               = [[FC Energie Cottbus|Energie Cottbus]]
| caps9                = 61
| goals9               = 25
| years10              = 2014–2015
| clubs10              = [[Fujairah SC|Fujairah]]
| caps10               = 25
| goals10              = 10
| years11              = 2015
| clubs11              = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps11               = 0
| goals11              = 0
| years12              = 2015–2016
| clubs12              = [[Al Urooba]]
| caps12               = 10
| goals12              = 5
| years13              = 2017
| clubs13              = [[Madura United F.C.|Madura United]]
| caps13               = 5
| goals13              = 1
| years14              = 2017–2018
| clubs14              = [[VSG Altglienicke]]
| caps14               = 14
| goals14              = 1
| totalcaps            = 389
| totalgoals           = 156
| nationalyears1       = 2006–2010
| nationalteam1        = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
| nationalcaps1        = 21
| nationalgoals1       = 8
}}

'''Boubacar Sanogo''' (born 17 December 1982) is an Ivorian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Dimbokro]] in the Ivory Coast, Sanogo started his career in Tunisia and then went to [[Al-Ain FC]] in the [[UAE League]], where he became well known for winning the [[AFC Champions League]] and being a top goalscorer in the UAE League.

He played for [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] during the [[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06 season]], scoring 10 goals in 24 games, a performance that caught the attention of higher level German clubs.

Then, he was transferred to [[Hamburger SV]] in the summer of 2006. His time at Hamburger SV was poor as Sanogo was often criticized and booed by the fans because in 31 games for Hamburg he managed to score only four goals.

After the 2006–07 season, he switched to [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] for a fee of €4.5 million, which could have risen to €6 million.

On 27 January 2009, Sanogo was loaned out to [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]] until the end of the season after he not succeeded in establishing himself in the first team. In his first game, he scored the second goal in Hoffenheim's 2–0 win against [[FC Energie Cottbus|Energie Cottbus]]. His performance was good that 1899 Hoffenheim wanted to sign him on a permanent basis but he returned on 1 July 2009 to Werder Bremen.<ref>{{cite web | language=German | title=Kein Platz mehr für Sanogo |date= 30 April 2009 | publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker Online]] | access-date=2 May 2009 |url=https://www.kicker.de/kein-platz-mehr-fuer-sanogo-508068/artikel}}</ref>

[[File:Boubacar Sanogo - SV Werder Bremen (4).jpg|thumb|190px|Boubacar Sanogo playing for Werder Bremen]]

Since missing a chance of joining 1899 Hoffenheim on a permanent basis, Sanogo joined French club [[AS Saint-Étienne]] on 19 August 2009 on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was €3.5 million. He scored his first goal for Saint-Étienne in a 4–1 win over OGC Nice in the Coupe de la Ligue. During this season, he injured his thigh. He remained injured several months, accumulating physical problems. He was on trial at AJ Auxerre, but Auxerre was not convinced. He returned to ASSE, but he was no longer used by manager [[Christophe Galtier]] and on 3 March 2012, Sanogo was released from the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanogo officiellement licencié|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2012/03/03/123344_sanogo-officiellement-licencie.html |publisher=francefootball.fr |language=French|date=3 March 2012|accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref>

Following his release from Saint-Étienne, Sanogo and his family returned to Germany,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanogo seeking German club |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7633639/Sanogo-seeking-German-club |publisher=Sky Sports |date=28 March 2012 |accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref> where he eventually signed a deal with [[2. Bundesliga]] club Energie Cottbus. In his league debut for his new club, he managed to score twice during a 2–2 draw in the [[2012–13 2. Bundesliga|season opener]] against [[FC Ingolstadt 04]].

During the summer of 2015, Sanogo signed for [[Indian Super League]] side [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]], but was ruled out for the entirety of the [[2015 Indian Super League season]] after suffering a quadriceps tear during training.<ref name="Three out for season">{{cite web|title=Indian Super League: Miguel Garcia, Kondwani Mtonga and Boubacar Sanogo ruled out of ISL|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2015/10/15/16335492/indian-super-league-miguel-garcia-kondwani-mtonga-and|website=goal.com/en-india/|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=24 November 2015|date=15 October 2015|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024244/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2015/10/15/16335492/indian-super-league-miguel-garcia-kondwani-mtonga-and|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 1 May 2017, Sanogo signed for [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]] side [[Madura United F.C.|Madura United]]. He was brought in after the club released [[Redouane Zerzouri]] due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bola.okezone.com/read/2017/05/01/49/1680444/keren-mu-datangkan-boubacar-sanogo|title=Keren! MU Datangkan Boubacar Sanogo| website = bola.okezone.com|date=1 May 2017|access-date=1 May 2017|language=Indonesian}}</ref>

In late October 2017, he joined German [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord|fifth-tier]] side [[VSG Altglienicke]] on a contract until the end of the season and scored on his debut away to [[BSG Chemie Leipzig (1997)|Chemie Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanogo: Endstation Altglienicke?|url=https://www.kicker.de/sanogo_endstation-altglienicke-709693/artikel|access-date=1 November 2017|work=kicker Online|date=31 October 2017|language=German}}</ref>

Sanogo retired in summer 2018, after his release by Altglienicke.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web |last1=Jablonowski |first1=Mirko |title=Boubacar Sanogo mit neuem Job bei Union Berlin |url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/trainer-boubacar-sanogo-union-berlin-energie-cottbus-werder-bremen-hamburger-sv/ |website=Sportbuzzer |access-date=14 March 2021 |language=de |date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
Following his retirement from playing Sanogo became a coach at [[1. FC Union Berlin]].<ref name="retirement"/> He is the father of the American soccer player [[Malick Sanogo]].<ref name=bundesliga>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/who-is-malick-sanogo-union-berlin-teenager-eligible-for-usmnt-17545|title=Malick Sanogo: who is the Union Berlin teenager eligible for the USA?|date=9 October 2021|access-date=27 October 2021|website=bundesliga.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanogo goal''.<ref>{{NFT|id=1641|name=Boubacar Sanogo|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Boubacar Sanogo
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 29 January 2008 || [[Accra]], Ghana || {{fb|MLI}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2008 African Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|9 February 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Kumasi]], Ghana || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GHA}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–4 || rowspan="2"|2008 African Nations Cup
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|4 || 22 June 2008 || [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast || {{fb|BOT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || 20 August 2008 || [[Chantilly, Oise|Chantilly]], France || {{fb|GUI}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || rowspan="2"|11 October 2008 || rowspan="2"|Abidjan, Ivory Coast || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MAD}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|8 || 17 November 2008 || [[Tel Aviv]], Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Boubacar Sanogo}}
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* {{NFT}}

{{Ivory Coast squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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