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+12 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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