Lassine Sinayoko
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Sinayoko with Auxerre in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lassine Sinayoko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cosmo Taverny | |||
| Entente SSG | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Auxerre B | 59 | (23) |
| 2021– | Auxerre | 150 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mali | 31 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Lassine Sinayoko (born 8 December 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Auxerre and the Mali national team.
Club career
Sinayoko started playing for Auxerre's reserve side in 2017. On 29 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] After the 2019–20 season in the Championnat National 3, Auxerre B finished top of Group E, and were promoted to the Championnat National 2, with Sinayoko playing a part in the promotion.
On 10 April 2021, Sinayoko made his professional debut in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort.[3]
International career
On 16 August 2021, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali national team for the first time.[4] He made his debut in a 0–0 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Uganda on 6 September 2021.[5]
On 2 January 2024, he was named in the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
On 11 December 2025, Sinayoko was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre B | 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | ||||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | CFA | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2021–22 | CFA | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 24 | — | — | — | 59 | 24 | |||||
| Auxerre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| Total | 150 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 158 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 48 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played on 9 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinayoko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 October 2023 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | 6 January 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Guinea-Bissau | 6–2 | 6–2 | |
| 4 | 16 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | South Africa | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 20 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 6 | 30 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 12 October 2025 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Madagascar | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 22 December 2025 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 10 | 26 December 2025 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 11 | 3 January 2026 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Tunisia | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) |
2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Auxerre B
Auxerre
References
- ^ Lassine Sinayoko at Global Sports Archive
- ^ "4 Franciliens ont signé professionnels à Auxerre !". Actufoot (in French). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 10 April 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ Pereira, Alexis (16 August 2021). "AJA : Lassine Sinayoko convoqué avec le Mali" [AJA: Lassine Sinayoko called up by Mali]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
- ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
External links
- Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
- Lassine Sinayoko at National-Football-Teams.com