Molla Wagué (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in France, he represented the country at U19 youth level before switching to the Mali senior national team.
Club career Wagué started his professional career with French club SM Caen. He made his professional debut on 6 November 2011 in a 3–0 league victory against Dijon. Two weeks later, in his first professional start, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with Ajaccio.
On 10 July 2014, he joined Serie A club Udinese on loan after signing a contract with Granada.
On 31 January 2017, Wagué joined Leicester City on loan from Udinese until the end of the season. The transfer was consented to by parent club Granada and included an option for Leicester to sign him permanently. He made his debut in an FA Cup defeat away at Millwall playing around 70 minutes before being replaced due to an injury which would result in him missing the rest of the season. Wagué then joined Udinese permanently before being loaned out to Watford on 31 August 2017.
On 1 February 2019, Wagué joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 12 January 2022, Wagué signed for Belgian club Seraing until the end of the 2021–22 season. The contract was terminated on 7 February 2022 by mutual consent for personal reasons.
International career A former France youth international at the under-19 level, Wagué switched his allegiance to Mali and was a member of the Mali national team at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCaen B2010–11CFA251———2512011–12CFA201———2012012–13CFA10———102013–14CFA50———50Total512———512Caen2011–12Ligue 151102000812012–13Ligue 22023100002332013–14Ligue 2241001000251Total494413000565Granada2014–15La Liga0000—0000Udinese2014–15 (loan)Serie A10200—001022015–16 (loan)Serie A21000—002102016–17 (loan)Serie A6000—00602017–18Serie A1010—00202018–19Serie A2010—0030Total40220—00422Leicester City (loan)2016–17Premier League0010000010Watford (loan)2017–18Premier League610000—61Nottingham Forest (loan)2017–18EFL Championship1130000—113Nantes2019–20Ligue 1901010—110Amiens (loan)2020–21Ligue 224120——261Seraing2021–22Belgian First Division A0000—0000Career total19013101400020414
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali2013602014102015103201641201780201810201990Total394
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wagué goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Molla WaguéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 March 2015 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France 1–0 3–4 Friendly2 2–13 9 October 2015 Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France 4–1 4–1 Friendly4 28 March 2016 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Mali Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013
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