Mohammed Sangare (born 28 December 1998) is a Liberian footballer who plays for Livingston as a midfielder.
Early and personal life
Sangare was born in Monrovia, Liberia,[3] and moved to England at the age of 14.[4] His younger brother, Faisu, was part of the Wolverhampton Wanderers under-23 setup.[5]
Club career
Sangare has played club football in England for Accrington Stanley and Newcastle United.[4] He was promoted to Newcastle's first-team in July 2019.[6]
He returned to Accrington Stanley on loan in August 2020.[7]
In May 2022, it was announced that Sangare would be released at the end of his contract.[8] Later that month it was announced that he would return to Accrington Stanley when his Newcastle contract expires on 1 July.[9]
In June 2023, it was announced Sangare would join Livingston.[10]
International career
Sangare received his first call-up to the Liberia national team in August 2018, for upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[4] He had to withdraw from the squad twice as he was awaiting his UK residence permit to be re-issued, meaning he was unable to travel.[11][12] He was recalled by the Liberian senior national team in March 2019.[13]
He made his debut for the Liberia national football team on 24 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against DR Congo, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Allen Njie.[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2019 | SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia |  Sierra Leone |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 24 March 2023 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  South Africa |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 20 March 2024 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Djibouti |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Mohammed Sangare at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mohammed Sangare". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Danesius Marteh (17 August 2018). "Liberia call up Newcastle under-23 player Mohammed Sangare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Liberian Faisu Sangare Sign Contract Extension with Wolverhampton Wanderers". SokaAfrika. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Ryder, Lee (4 July 2019). "The Newcastle United youngsters promoted to first-team squad for pre-season training". nechronicle.
- ^ "Newcastle loan Sangare to Accrington" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Academy confirms 2022/23 retained list" – via www.nufc.co.uk.
- ^ "Accrington sign Newcastle midfielder Sangare" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "DEPARTURE: Sangare joins Livingston" – via www.accringtonstanley.co.uk.
- ^ Danesius Marteh (6 September 2018). "Newcastle's Mohammed Sangare withdraws from Liberia squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Danesius Marteh (2 October 2018). "Newcastle's Mohammed Sangare frustrated again over Liberia debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Danesius Marteh (16 March 2019). "Newcastle U-23 midlfielder Sangare set for Liberia debut in Afcon qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "DR Congo v Liberia game report". ESPN. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.