Lassine Sinayoko

Lassine Sinayoko
Sinayoko with Auxerre in 2025
Personal information
Full name Lassine Sinayoko[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 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 141 (19)
International career
2021– Mali 26 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 12 October 2025 (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].

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 7 2 0 0 7 2
Total 141 19 5 1 3 0 149 20
Career total 199 43 5 1 0 0 3 0 208 44

International

As of match played on 12 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2021 4 0
2022 1 0
2023 5 2
2024 11 4
2025 5 2
Total 26 8
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinayoko goal.
List of international goals scored by Lassine Sinayoko
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, Portimão, Portugal  Saudi Arabia 3–1 3–1 Friendly
3 6 January 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Guinea-Bissau 6–2 6–2 Friendly
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 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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 Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco  Zambia 1–0 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Auxerre B

Auxerre

References

  1. ^ Lassine Sinayoko at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ "4 Franciliens ont signé professionnels à Auxerre !". Actufoot (in French). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 10 April 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Lassine Sinayoko at Soccerway
  8. ^ "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.