Mamadou Sangare

Mamadou Sangaré

Sangaré in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brentford
Number	18
Youth career
	Yeelen Olympique
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ FC Liefering (loan)	11	(1)
2021–2022	→ Grazer AK (loan)	26	(5)
2022–2023	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	10	(1)
2023–2024	→ TSV Hartberg (loan)	46	(3)
2024–2025	Rapid Wien	30	(2)
2025–2026	Lens	29	(3)
2026–	Brentford	5	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Mali U23	7	(3)
2024–	Mali	18	(0)
Medal record Representing  Mali U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2023 U-23 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026

Mamadou Sangaré (born 26 June 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Mali national team.

Sangaré joined Red Bull Salzburg in September 2020, signing a contract until 2025, and was assigned to their reserve side, FC Liefering. He was later loaned to Grazer AK for the 2021–22 season.

For the 2022–23 season, Sangaré was loaned to Zulte Waregem in Belgium. On 6 February 2023, Sangaré moved on a new loan to TSV Hartberg.

On 1 July 2024, Rapid Wien signed Sangaré until 2028. Later that year, on 25 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over SR Donaufeld in the Austrian Cup. In the UEFA conference league quarter final against Djurgårdens IF he received a straight red card in the 7th minute and Rapid Wien got knocked out of the tournament.

On 20 August 2025, Sangaré moved to Lens in France with a five-year contract. Later that year, on 8 November, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 away victory over Monaco. In the 2025–26 season, Sangaré was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season, won the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé for the league's best African player, and helped the club finish second in Ligue 1 and win the Coupe de France for the first time in its history.

On 1 August 2026, Brentford announced the signing of Sangaré on a five-year contract with a club option for a further year. The reported fee of £41.1 million represented a club-record for Brentford. He was named player of the match after an impressive performance in his Premier League debut, helping Brentford win 3–0 against Tottenham.

In June 2023, Sangaré was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco, where the Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

On 11 December 2025, Sangaré was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Sangaré is described as a versatile box-to-box midfielder known for his ball-winning ability, technical quality, and intelligence in possession. He combines defensive work rate with his ability to progress the ball through carrying and passing, while his versatility allows him to operate as both a deeper midfielder and a more advanced number eight. A player who is often characterized as energetic all-rounder, Sangaré ranked among Ligue 1's best midfielders for tackles won, ground duels and interceptions, while also contributing with his dribbling, passing and attacking output.

Speaking after his transfer to the Premier League, his former coach Adama Diarra said Brentford's emphasis on developing young players made the club a perfect fit for the Malian midfielder and backed him to adapt successfully to English football.

As of match played 19 September 2026

As of match played 29 September 2026

Lens

• Coupe de France: 2025–26

Mali U23

• U-23 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal: 2023

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2025–26
• Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2025–26

• Mamadou Sangaré at Soccerway
• Mamadou Sangaré at WorldFootball.net