{{Short description|Ivorian-French footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yannick Sagbo | image = Yannick Sagbo.JPG | caption = Sagbo playing for [[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC|Évian]] in 2012 | full_name = Yannick Anister Sagbo Latte<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/news/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf |title=Premier League clubs submit squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=4 February 2015 |page=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033127/http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/news/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|12|df=y}}<ref name="Lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur29630.html |title=Yannick Sagbo |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Marseille]],<ref name="Lequipe"/> Bouches-du-Rhône, France | height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4791/Yannick-Sagbo/overview |title=Yannick Sagbo: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref> | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1995–2004 | youthclubs1 = Bouc-Bel-Air | youthyears2 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | years1 = 2005–2008 | clubs1 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco B]] | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 15 | years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010–2013 | clubs3 = [[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC|Évian]] | caps3 = 99 | goals3 = 25 | years4 = 2013–2015 | clubs4 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = → [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan)| caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015–2020 | clubs6 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]] | caps6 = 95 | goals6 = 51 | years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]] | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]] | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]] | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = [[Mesaimeer SC|Mesaimeer]] | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1= 2 | nationalyears2 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam2 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2= 0 | club-update = 20:03, 15 April 2023 (UTC) }} '''Yannick Anister Sagbo Latte''' (born 12 April 1988), known as '''Yannick Sagbo''', is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. Born in France, he played for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] at international level.
==Club career== ===Early career=== Sagbo began his football career playing for his local side in SC Air Bel, in Marseille, before joining Monaco during the winter of 2004. He was a part of Monaco's [[CFA 2007-08|07–08]] [[Championnat de France Amateurs|CFA]] squad that won the reserve's professional title (a championship that is reserve for the professional clubs reserves playing in the CFA) scoring 13 goals in 25 matches. Following the season on 13 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal keeping him at the club until 2011.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
He officially joined the first-team squad for pre-season in July 2008, where he was handed the number 9 kit. Sagbo made three appearances during the pre-season, starting them all including their opening friendly match against fellow Ligue 1 side [[Toulouse FC]], [[Croatia]]n side [[NK Zagreb]], and [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]]. He proceeded to make his professional debut on 8 November 2008 in a 0–1 loss to [[Olympique Lyonnais]], coming on as a substitute playing 17 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J13&num_ordre=5|title=Monaco v. Lyon Match Report|accessdate=4 May 2025}}</ref>
===Hull City=== On 26 July 2013, Sagbo signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee with English Premier League side [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].<ref name="Tigers Complete Sagbo Signing">{{cite news |url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-sagbo-947548.aspx |title=Tigers Complete Sagbo Signing |date=26 July 2013 |work=The Tigers Official Website |publisher=Hull City A.F.C. |access-date=26 July 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728191449/http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-sagbo-947548.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his debut for Hull, on the first day of the [[2013–14 Hull City A.F.C. season|2013–14 season]], playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss away at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23653975 |title=Chelsea 2 – 0 Hull |date=18 August 2013 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> On 24 August 2013, against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] at the [[KC Stadium]], a confrontation between players saw Sagbo given a straight red card for violent conduct.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-norwich-h-report-1011901.aspx |title=10-Man Tigers Up And Running |date=24 August 2013 |work=Hull City AFC |publisher=Hull City Official Website |access-date=24 August 2013 |archive-date=28 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028195715/http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-norwich-h-report-1011901.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored his first goal in English football on 19 October 2013, away at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in a 2–1 defeat, having come on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24504051 |title=Everton 2 – 1 Hull |date=19 October 2013 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> Later in the season, he scored as Hull reached their first-ever FA Cup Final by scoring their first goal in a 5–3 [[2013–14 FA Cup|FA Cup]] semi-final defeat of [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] at [[Wembley Stadium]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26908665 |title=Hull 5–3 Sheff Utd |date=13 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> he had also scored an equaliser earlier in the competition to prevent their elimination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26114273 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217085111/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26114273 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2014 |title=Brighton 1–1 Hull |date=17 February 2014 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref> In the final, which Hull lost to Arsenal, Sagbo was an unused substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/may/17/arsenal-v-hull-city-fa-cup-final-2014-match-report|title=Aaron Ramsey steers Arsenal to victory in epic FA Cup Final|publisher=The Football Association|website=www.thefa.com|accessdate=4 May 2025}}</ref>
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Sagbo featured only once for Hull, in a League Cup exit. Out of contention with the Tigers, he joined Championship side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on an emergency loan in September 2014 that was due to last three months<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29428411 |title=Yannick Sagbo: Wolves sign Hull City striker on three-month loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref> and made his club debut on 1 October 2014 in a defeat to [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29338891 |title=Wolves 1–3 Huddersfield |date=1 October 2014 |access-date=2 October 2014 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref> However, after three brief substitute appearances, he dropped out of first team contention, with manager Kenny Jackett citing a lack of fitness and the player's failure during his appearances to "state a case for more [gametime]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/10/21/wolves-boss-expected-more-from-yannick-sagbo/ |title=Wolves expected more from Yannick Sagbo |date=21 October 2014 |publisher=Express & Star |access-date=21 October 2014 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022233623/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/10/21/wolves-boss-expected-more-from-yannick-sagbo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 13 November he was recalled by Hull City, two months before his loan was due to expire.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/1415-sagbo-loan-recall-2081526.aspx |title=Sagbo recalled from Wolves loan |date=13 November 2014 |work=The Tigers Official Website |publisher=Hull City A.F.C. |access-date=13 November 2014 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113192355/http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/1415-sagbo-loan-recall-2081526.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jackett subsequently suggested it had been a mutual decision between the clubs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/11/14/kenny-jackett-we-got-it-wrong-with-yannick-sagbo/ |title=Kenny Jackett: We got it wrong with Yannick Sagbo |date=14 November 2014 |publisher=Express & Star |access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> His contract expired in 2015 and Hull City decided not to extend it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32915510 |title=Hull City: Paul McShane and Steve Harper among six released |date=28 May 2015 |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
==International career== In January 2008 he was called up for a training camp with the [[France|French]] under-21 [[futsal]] team for a 4-day camp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brilleau |first=Olivier |title=Pongo présélectionné en EDF - de 21 ans Futsal / News PSG par PlanetePSG.com |url=https://www.planetepsg.com/news-9018-jeunes_pongo_preselectionne_en_edf_de_21_ans_futsal.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=PlanetePSG.com}}</ref>
Sagbo was nominated for the [[Benin national football team|Benin national team]] on 30 May 2008 against [[Angola national football team|Angola]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531132642/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=782367.html African giants seek redemption] on www.fifa.com</ref> On 10 August 2010, he made his debut for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]] against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in a friendly game at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]. He came on after 61 minutes for [[Seydou Doumbia]]. Ivory Coast won the game 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ley |first1=John |title=Italy 0 Ivory Coast 1: match report |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/italy/7937752/Italy-0-Ivory-Coast-1-match-report.html |access-date=11 January 2016 |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 August 2010}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|11 April 2015}}{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco B]] |2005–06<ref name="Career stats">{{cite web |title=Yannick Sagbo |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26146/Yannick_Sagbo.html |publisher=National Football Teams.com |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> |4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |2006–07<ref name="Career stats" /> |17||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||2 |- |2007–08<ref name="Career stats" /> |20||10||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||10 |- |2008–09<ref name="Career stats" /> |12||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||3 |- !colspan="1"|Total !53!!15!!colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–!!53!!15 |- |rowspan="4"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |2008–09<ref name="Career stats" /> |3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0 |- |2009–10<ref name="Career stats" /> |15||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||15||0 |- |[[2010–11 AS Monaco FC season|2010–11]]<ref name="Career stats" /> |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="1"|Total !19!!0!!colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–!!0!!0!!19!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC|Évian]] |2010–11<ref name="Career stats" /> |31||9||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||9 |- |2011–12<ref name="Career stats" /> |33||10||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||10 |- |2012–13<ref name="Career stats" /> |35||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||6 |- !colspan="1"|Total !99!!25!!colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–!!99!!25 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] |[[2013–14 Hull City A.F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|53936|2013|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> |28||2||5||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||34||4 |- |[[2014–15 Hull City A.F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|53936|2014|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref> |4||0||1||0||1||0||3||0||9||0 |- !colspan="1"|Total !32!!2!!6!!2!!2!!0!!3!!0!!43!!4 |- |[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan)||[[2014–15 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|53936|2014|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref> |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !207!!42!!6!!2!!2!!0!!3!!0!!218!!44 |}
==Honours== '''Hull City''' *[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2013–14 FA Cup|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27354148 |title=Arsenal 3–2 Hull City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.yannicksagbo.com Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920183717/http://yannicksagbo.com/ |date=20 September 2017 }} * {{NFT player}} * {{Soccerbase}}
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