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Pape Amodou "Modou" Sougou (born 18 December 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Sougou continued to compete in the Portuguese top flight the following six seasons, representing Vitória de Setúbal, Leiria and Académica de Coimbra. In 2009–10, whilst at the service of the latter club, he scored a career-best in the country nine goals in 29 matches, helping it to the 11th position; additionally, in early 2013, he revealed that he came close to signing with FC Porto when André Villas-Boas was the manager, but a potential deal fell through due to injury.
Sougou finished his first year in Romania as joint-ninth top scorer with ten goals, adding several assists to help his team win the national championship for the third time in five years. In January 2012, chairman Julius Muresan revealed that the player had been given a release clause of €11 million.
On 20 November 2012, Sougou provided two passes for two goals of teammate Rui Pedro's hat-trick in a 3–1 away victory over S.C. Braga in the group stage of UEFA Champions League; he himself scored twice in two 2–1 wins in the qualifying rounds, at FC Slovan Liberec and FC Basel. Later that year, he was named by Gazeta Sporturilor as the second best foreign player in the country behind Wesley.
Sougou scored his first goal on 30 January 2013, in a 2–1 away defeat of FC Rouen in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France. His first appearance in Ligue 1 took place on 3 February, when he featured 13 minutes of the 0–1 home loss to AS Nancy Lorraine.
Subsequently, Sougou served two consecutive loan spells at fellow league club Thonon Évian FC. He was fairly played during his two-year tenure, scoring seven times in all competitions and helping his team avoid relegation.
After returning to l'OM, Sougou was left out of the pre-season tour by coach Marcelo Bielsa. He left by mutual consent on 4 August 2015.
On 31 January 2017, Sougou returned to Portugal and its top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. until the end of the season.
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||
| União Leiria | 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 0 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 1 |
| União Leiria | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 5 |
| 2007–08 | 1 | ||
| Académica | 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 5 |
| 2009–10 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | 8 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2011–12 | Liga I | 10 |
| 2012–13 | 5 | ||
| Marseille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 1 |
| Évian | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | ||
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