Bassilia Sakanoko
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Bássalia Sakañokó is an from Ivorian
football player, who plays for Géants Athois as a forward.
Sakañokó played street football
and futsal
until he joined semi-professional
Ivorian
football team FC Bibo
before going to Belgium
for his first stint at WS Woluwe
, making 17 appearances scoring one goal. He spent the following year at K.V. Oostende
after being signed and sent straight out on loan by Gent scoring five goals in 29 appearances.
for a fee of €70,000. He became a first team regular for the rest of the season after scoring a hat-trick
in his first game including a 25 yard curling effort in the 90th minute to make Peruwelz
win against Belgian Pro League leaders Anderlecht
3-2 in the cup.
for a inflated fee of €500,000, earning him self a reputation for being able to beat players on the turn and hold the ball up with his speed and strength.
for fee of €2 million with additional fees if he makes a number of appearances and a 20% sell on fee. This was the first club where he started to play a wider role, usually playing on the left wing, making 31 league appearances, twelve assists and four goal.
in 2010 for an undisclosed fee. He was sent directly out on loan to Lokomotiv Plovdiv
where he is currently a first team regular. In 2011 he joined third league club Géants Athois.
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
football player, who plays for Géants Athois as a forward.
Club career
Born and raised in YamoussoukroYamoussoukro
The District of Yamoussoukro is the official political capital and administrative capital city of Côte d'Ivoire, while the economic capital of the country is Abidjan. As of 2010, it was estimated to have 242,744 inhabitants...
Sakañokó played street football
Street football
The term street football encompasses a number of informal varieties of association football. These informal games do not necessarily utilise the requirements of a formal game of football, such as a large field, field markings, goal apparatus and corner flags, eleven players per team , or match...
and futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
until he joined semi-professional
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
Ivorian
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
football team FC Bibo
FC Bibo
F.C. Kossou Bibó, or commonly known as F.C. Bibó is an Ivorian semi-professional football team based in Kossou, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. A few big names have come through the academy including Feyenoord's Sekou Cissé, WS Woluwe's Bassilia Sakanoko, UTA Arad's Leoh Digbeu and Newcastle United's...
before going to Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
for his first stint at WS Woluwe
White Star Woluwé F.C.
Royal White Star Woluwe F.C. is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels.-History:The club, founded in 1948, was formerly known as Kapelleveld FC, playing in Evere, but they changed their name in 1950 to Woluwe FC when they moved to the Stade Fallon in...
, making 17 appearances scoring one goal. He spent the following year at K.V. Oostende
K.V. Oostende
K.V. Oostende is a Belgian association football club, from the municipality of Ostend, West Flanders. It was created in 1904 as V.G. Oostende and it has the matricule n°31.- History :...
after being signed and sent straight out on loan by Gent scoring five goals in 29 appearances.
R.R.C. Peruwelz
On January 18, 2007 Sakañokó signed for PeruwelzR.R.C. Peruwelz
Royal Racing Club Péruwelz was a Belgian association football club from the city of Péruwelz, Hainaut founded in 1922. They play at Verte Chasse, Péruwelz in the third division B.-History:...
for a fee of €70,000. He became a first team regular for the rest of the season after scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in his first game including a 25 yard curling effort in the 90th minute to make Peruwelz
R.R.C. Peruwelz
Royal Racing Club Péruwelz was a Belgian association football club from the city of Péruwelz, Hainaut founded in 1922. They play at Verte Chasse, Péruwelz in the third division B.-History:...
win against Belgian Pro League leaders Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
3-2 in the cup.
R.E. Mouscron
In September 2008 he moved to MouscronR.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...
for a inflated fee of €500,000, earning him self a reputation for being able to beat players on the turn and hold the ball up with his speed and strength.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
On August 5, 2009 Bássalia made a much anticipated yet controversial move to rivals R.E. MouscronR.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...
for fee of €2 million with additional fees if he makes a number of appearances and a 20% sell on fee. This was the first club where he started to play a wider role, usually playing on the left wing, making 31 league appearances, twelve assists and four goal.
Return to WS Woluwe
He returned to WS WoluweWhite Star Woluwé F.C.
Royal White Star Woluwe F.C. is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels.-History:The club, founded in 1948, was formerly known as Kapelleveld FC, playing in Evere, but they changed their name in 1950 to Woluwe FC when they moved to the Stade Fallon in...
in 2010 for an undisclosed fee. He was sent directly out on loan to Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
where he is currently a first team regular. In 2011 he joined third league club Géants Athois.