Bakary Sako

Bakary Sako
Sako with Saint-Étienne in 2011
Personal information
Full name Bakary Sako
Date of birth (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Team information
Current team
Châteauroux
Number 26
Youth career
1996–2000 Vitry CA
2000–2002 US Ivry
2002–2006 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Châteauroux 68 (9)
2009–2012 Saint-Étienne 106 (12)
2012–2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 118 (36)
2015–2018 Crystal Palace 43 (5)
2018–2019 West Bromwich Albion 5 (0)
2019 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
2019–2020 Pafos 6 (1)
2021–2022 Saint-Étienne 7 (0)
2022–2023 Levadiakos 9 (0)
2024–2025 FC 93 3 (1)
2025– Châteauroux 2 (0)
International career
2005 Mali U17 1 (0)
2009–2010 France U21 11 (2)
2014–2017 Mali 21 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2025

Bakary Sako (born 26 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Châteauroux. He has previously played for English League clubs Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and West Bromwich Albion. From 2014 to 2017, he played for the Mali national team.