Bacary Sagna Biography

Name :
Bacary Sagna

Born :
February 14, 1983

Birth place :
Sens, France

Height :
5' 9'' (1.75m)

Weight :
72 kg

Position :
Defender

Squad Number :
3

Previous Club(s) :
Auxerre

Joined Arsenal :
July 12, 2007

2007/08
Bacary joined the Club in the summer of 2007 and declared: ‘It is great to be joining Arsenal and I'm excited to be playing alongside many great players. I'm looking forward to playing at Emirates Stadium and winning trophies for the Club and all the supporters.”

He instantly established himself as the Club’s first-choice right back with some impressive displays, making a total of 40 appearances before his season was cut short as a result of an ankle injury.

The Frenchman scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on March 23, which turned out to be his only goal of the season.

Bacary topped off an amazing debut campaign by being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

2008/09
Bacary began the new season by signing a new long-term contract with the Club in June. He continued his form of the previous season he as made the right-back spot his own, making 34 Premier League starts.

He was a consistent performer in the backline and became recognised as one of the best attacking full backs in the league as well as a solid defender.

Silverware eluded Bacary again but he insisted that success was just around the corner. "This is a great Club and I’m proud to wear the shirt,” he said. “We have a great squad of players at the Club and I know that we can achieve something.”

2009/10
Like his fellow full-back Gael Clichy, Bacary had some adjustments to make at the start of the 2009/10 campaign: Arsenal's shift to a 4-3-3 formation meant less cover in wide positions and fewer opportunities to bomb forward, but Bacary adapted with a minimum of fuss.

He still got forward when possible and is certainly one of Arsenal's finest crossers - he had three assists in October alone and provided a perfect delivery for Nicklas Bendtner to head a last-gasp winner against Wolves in April. But Bacary's no-nonsense defending remains his forte and Arsenal looked significantly more solid when he was in the team.