Boubacar Sanogo

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Boubacar Sanogo
Personal information
Full name	Boubacar Sanogo
Date of birth	December 17, 1982 (1982-12-17) (age 25)
Place of birth	Dimbokro, Ivory Coast
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Werder Bremen
Number	18
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007-	Siroco FC San Pedro Espérance Tunis Al Ain FC 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburger SV Werder Bremen	71 (25) 39 (27) 54 (43) 24 (10) 31 0(4) 20 0(9)
National team2
2006-	Ivory Coast	05 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 27, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Boubacar Sanogo (born December 17, 1982 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

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.

A striker, he played for FC Kaiserslautern during the 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.

After the 2006-07 season, he switched to Werder Bremen for a fee of €4.5m, which could rise to €6m.

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• Sanogo's profile (Werder.de)
• Sanogo's stats (Fussballdaten.de)

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