Wilfried Sanou (born 16 March 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker.

[1] He started his career with Planète Champion in his home country before moving to Austria where he played for Wattens and Tirol Innsbruck.

At international level, Sanou represented the Burkina Faso national team scoring four goals in 25 matches.

Bundesliga Sanou tore his cruciate ligament on matchday 8 against Erzgebirge Aue which kept him out of action for the rest of the season and limited him to six appearances.

FC Köln, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced they had agreed a two-year contract Sanou who would arrive on a free transfer.