Jordan Sakho
 Sakho in December 2022 | |
| No. 18 – CB Breogán | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 April 1997 Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2021 | Manresa |
| 2020–2021 | →San Pablo Burgos |
| 2021–2022 | Breogán |
| 2022–2024 | UCAM Murcia |
| 2024–present | Breogán |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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Jordan Djounorou Sakho (born 4 April 1997) is a Congolese professional basketball player for CB Breogán of the Liga ACB. He has represented the Congolese national team internationally.
Early life and youth career
[edit | edit source]Sakho was born in Kinshasa in 1997. As a child, he played football and started playing basketball upon the insistence of his friends. Sakho's youth career started when he was invited to a youth tournament organized by Serge Ibaka's foundation in Brazzaville, Congo Republic. He then travelled to Madrid to join the youth ranks of AD Torrelodones. Sakho joined Bàsquet Manresa's youth ranks and played for an associated team, CB Martorell.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Sakho made his professional debut in 2016 with Bàsquet Manresa.[2] He would later play for CB Breogán and UCAM Murcia.[3]
In 2024, he became a CB Breogán player again.[4] In the 2024-25 ACB season, Sakho earned the Player of the round award for round 16.[5] In January 2025, he reached the milestone of 200 games in Liga ACB.[6]
National team career
[edit | edit source]Sakho is a part of the DR Congo national team, with who he won the AfroCan 2019.[7] He also played at the AfroBasket tournament in 2021 and 2025.[8][9]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jordan Sakho at Liga ACB
- Jordan Sakho at FIBA Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Eurobasket.com profile
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
- Baloncesto Torrelodones players
- Basketball players from Kinshasa
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- CB Breogán players
- CB Miraflores players
- CB Murcia players
- Centers (basketball)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's basketball players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Malian descent
- Liga ACB players
- African basketball biography stubs