Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna (born 14 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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Sagna in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bacary Sagna | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Sens, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Sens | ||
| 1997–2002 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Auxerre B | 37 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Auxerre | 87 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Arsenal | 213 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Manchester City | 54 | (0) |
| 2018 | Benevento | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Montreal Impact | 35 | (2) |
| Total | 439 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | France U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2016 | France | 65 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sagna's former manager at Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, once described him as the best right-back in the Premier League. In addition to him regularly featuring as a wing-back, he played as a centre-back for Arsenal on several occasions.
Sagna began his career at Auxerre, before being transferred to Arsenal for £7 million in 2007. In 2014, shortly after winning the FA Cup, his first trophy at the club, he made a move to Manchester City.
A full international from 2007 to 2016, he was selected by France for two FIFA World Cup tournaments and one UEFA European Championship.
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