Saïdou Sow
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Saïdou Sow (born 4 July 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Ligue 2 club Clermont on loan from Strasbourg, and the Guinea national team.
Club career
Sow made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020, in a Ligue 1 game against Lens, replacing Maxence Rivera in the 16th minute, after the early expulsion of Timothée Kolodziejczak.
On 25 January 2025, Sow moved to Nantes on loan. On 2 February 2026, Sow was loaned to Clermont.
International career
On 10 October 2020, Sow made his international debut for Guinea in a friendly game against Cape Verde, entering as a substitute and proving to be instrumental in his side 2–1 win by making the assist for Yady Bangoura's decisive goal.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 4 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | |
| Saint-Étienne B | 2021–22 | CFA 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | CFA 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg B | 2023–24 | CFA 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Nantes (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 94 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 |
International
As of matches played on 10 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 |
Scores and results list Sow's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2023 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | Malawi | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
External links
- at Soccerway
- 15 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine