Mohamed Sankoh

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Mohamed Sankoh
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Sankoh with VfB Stuttgart in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2013 KRSV Vredenburch
2013–2018 Sparta Rotterdam
2018–2020 Stoke City
2020–2021 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 VfB Stuttgart II 15 (9)
2021– VfB Stuttgart 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Vitesse (loan) 21 (2)
2023– → Heracles Almelo (loan) 23 (6)
International career
2018 Netherlands U16 3 (1)
2019 Netherlands U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Mohamed Sankoh (born 16 October 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.

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Career

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

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

Netherlands U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Mohamed Sankoh: Who is VfB Stuttgart's new teen striker earning comparisons with Romelu Lukaku?". bundesliga.com. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Talented Dutch striker Mohamed Sankoh makes Bundesliga debut for Stuttgart". football-oranje.com. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mo Sankoh signs long-term contract extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "AANVALLER MOHAMED SANKOH VOLGENDE AANWINST VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Mohamed Sankoh: Who is VfB Stuttgart's new teen striker earning comparisons with Romelu Lukaku?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.

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