Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.[1]
 Mamadou Sarr with Strasbourg in 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Martigues, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | ESSLB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Lyon B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editHe is the son of former Senegalese International Pape Sarr. Mamadou was born in Martigues while his father was playing for Istres. Sarr spent most of his childhood living in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, following his father who spent a large part of his career at Lens.[2]
Early career
editSarr began his football career at Étoile Sportive de Saint-Laurent-Blangy, before joining Lens, where his father plays.[2] He then moved to Lyon in 2018.[2]
During the 2021-22 season, at only 16 years old, he established himself as a starter with Les Gones under-19 team. He thus plays an important role in Lyon's triumph in the Coupe Gambardella alongside players like Hugo Vogel and Mohamed El Arouch. He scored in the quarter-final against Strasbourg,[3] then in the semi-final against Troyes.[4][5][6]
Club career
editOn 27 May 2023, Sarr made his professional debut in Lyon's 3–0 Ligue 1 victory against Reims as a substitute, replacing Maxence Caqueret in the 83rd minute.[7]
On 18 January 2024, Sarr moved on loan to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]
On 22 August 2024, Sarr joined Ligue 1 fellow Strasbourg for a transfer fee of €10M and signed a five-year contract with the team.[9]
International career
editEligible to play with Senegal, Sarr chose France for his first selections for the youth team, even recovering the captain's armband on several occasions with the under-17s.[2] In April 2022, he was selected with the France team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organized in Israel.[10] He was a starter during the competition, where France was crowned as champions after a defeating Netherlands 2–1 in the final thanks to Saël Kumbedi's brace.[11]
Style of play
editTrained as a centre-back, Sarr also occasionally played as a defensive midfielder during at Lyon's youth teams.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Honours
editLyon Youth
- Coupe Gambardella: 2022
U17 France
References
edit- ^ Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "Scouting : Mamadou Sarr, la gloire de son père". RMC Sport (in French).
- ^ "Un bien beau dernier carré". FFF (in French).
- ^ "Gambardella : l'OL ira au Stade de France ! (3-1)". OL (in French).
- ^ Edward Jay (7 May 2022). "Gambardella: El Arouch, Sarr, Patouillet... Les dernières pépites de l'OL, qui disputent la finale contre Caen". RMC Sport (in French).
- ^ Aurélien Macedo (7 May 2022). "Revivez en live commenté la finale de la Coupe Gambardella entre l'OL et Caen !". Foot Mercato (in French).
- ^ "OL - Reims: A spectacular victory and tribute! (3-0)". Olympique Lyonnais. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "MAMADOU SARR NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU RWDM!" [MAMADOU SARR IS A NEW RWDM PLAYER!] (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Transfert de Mamadou Sarr au RC Strasbourg" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 21 August 2024.
- ^ Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". FFF (in French).
- ^ "Ils sont champions d'Europe". FFF (in French).
External links
edit- Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway