Vajebah Sakor
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Asker | 26 | (2) |
2012 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Westerlo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2017 | → Willem II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Göteborg (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2018 | Göteborg | 23 | (3) |
2019–2021 | OFI | 45 | (4) |
2021 | Brann | 4 | (1) |
2022 | Triestina | 3 | (0) |
2023 | Start | 21 | (3) |
2024– | Sandnes Ulf | 12 | (1) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | Norway U17 | 21 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Norway U19 | 10 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024 |
Vajebah Kaliefah Sakor (born 14 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf. Born in Liberia, he has represented Norway at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Sakor made his debut for Asker at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player to play in the Norwegian First Division.[1] After going on trial with Milan in March 2012,[1] Sakor signed for Juventus in January 2013.
In August 2015, Sakor joined Westerlo on loan,[2] before joining Vålerenga on loan in March 2016.[3][4]
On 31 January 2017, Sakor was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season.[5]
On 8 February 2022, Sakor signed with Triestina in Italian third-tier Serie C.[6]
International career
[edit]Sakor was born in Liberia and but he moved to Norway at a young age. He has represented Norway in at the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and most recently at the U21 level.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vålerenga (loan) | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 25 | 3 | |
Willem II (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | |
Total | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |||
OFI | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | |||
Career total | 89 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gaute Larsen tviler på at han får beholde Sakor". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor versterkt Kemphanen". kvcwesterlo.be (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vålerenga henter Juventus-spiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor". Worldfootball.net. 14 April 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Willem II huurt Sakor voor rest van seizoen" (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Centrocampista norvegese classe '96, 185 cm di statura" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "UEFA U19-EM - Vajebah Sakor – UEFA.com". De.uefa.com. 14 April 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "V.Sakor". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Vajebah Sakor". nifs.no. Nifs. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
External links
[edit]- Vajebah Sakor at Soccerway
- #8 Vajebah Sakor at ifkdb.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Liberian men's footballers
- Liberian emigrants to Norway
- People from Asker
- Footballers from Akershus
- Footballers from Monrovia
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norwegian people of Liberian descent
- Sportspeople of Liberian descent
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Asker Fotball players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- IFK Göteborg players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- SK Brann players
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Eredivisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Super League Greece players
- Serie C players
- Men's association football midfielders