Mohamed Sankoh
![]() Sankoh with VfB Stuttgart in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | KRSV Vredenburch | ||
2013–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
2018–2020 | Stoke City | ||
2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart II | 15 | (9) |
2021– | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Vitesse (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Heracles Almelo (loan) | 28 | (6) |
International career | |||
2018 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 |
Mohamed Sankoh (born 16 October 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Club career
[edit]In the summer of 2020, Sankoh moved to VfB Stuttgart.[1] He made his debut for the first team of Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on 25 April 2021 against RB Leipzig.[2]
On 18 November 2021, Sankoh extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2026.[3]
On 22 July 2022, he moved to Vitesse on loan.[4]
On 1 September 2023, Sankoh returned to the Netherlands and joined Heracles Almelo on loan.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Sankoh is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands, and helped the Netherlands U17s win the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
Honours
[edit]Netherlands U17
References
[edit]- ^ "Mohamed Sankoh: Who is VfB Stuttgart's new teen striker earning comparisons with Romelu Lukaku?". bundesliga.com. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Talented Dutch striker Mohamed Sankoh makes Bundesliga debut for Stuttgart". football-oranje.com. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Mo Sankoh signs long-term contract extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "AANVALLER MOHAMED SANKOH VOLGENDE AANWINST VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "HERACLES ALMELO HUURT MOHAMED SANKOH VAN VFB STUTTGART" [HERACLES ALMELO LOANS MOHAMED SANKOH FROM VFB STUTTGART] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Mohamed Sankoh: Who is VfB Stuttgart's new teen striker earning comparisons with Romelu Lukaku?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
External links
[edit]Mohamed Sankoh at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Rijswijk
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Men's association football forwards
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Dutch football forward stubs