Bouna Sarr

Bouna Sarr

Sarr playing for Marseille in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Bouna Junior Sarr [1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right back winger
Youth career
1998–2005	FC Gerland
2005–2009	Lyon
2009–2011	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Metz II	27	(8)
2011–2015	Metz	96	(7)
2015–2020	Marseille	136	(4)
2020–2024	Bayern Munich	16	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Senegal	13	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 11 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Bouna Junior Sarr (born 31 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger and is currently a free agent. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Metz

Sarr played his first senior match for Metz against Tours on 29 July 2011. He later became an integral part of their promotion from the Championnat National to Ligue 1. ^[3]

Marseille

Sarr signed for Marseille on 7 July 2015. ^[4] On 12 April 2018, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 5–2 win over RB Leipzig in the Europa League quarter-final second leg. ^[5] On 3 May, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to Red Bull Salzburg as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, ^[6] which was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018, ^[7] against Atlético Madrid.

Bayern Munich

On 5 October 2020, Sarr signed for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a four-year deal. ^[8] Sarr made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 15 October and provided two assists to fellow new signing Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting as the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0. ^[9] On 25 August 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in the same competition, in the first round of the following season, in a 12–0 hammering of fifth division club Bremer SV. ^{[10] [11]}

On 6 May 2023, he featured in his only match of the 2022–23 season after 424 days of his last match, coming off the bench in the 88th minute, in a 2–1 away win over Werder Bremen. ^[12] On 26 September, he played his first match of the following season, where he provided an assist in a 4–0 away win over Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal. ^[13] On 11 November, he made his first start since April 2021, in a 4–2 victory over Heidenheim. ^[14] Later that year, on 1 December, he had surgery on his torn ACL in his left knee, which would force him to be sidelined for several months. ^[15]

After playing only 16 Bundesliga matches in four seasons, on 12 May 2024, Bayern Munich announced that Sarr would leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires. ^[16]

International career

Sarr was born in France to a Senegalese father and a Guinean mother. ^[17] He was called up by the Guinea national team in December 2014, but he did not play for them. In late April 2018, he was approached by the Senegal national team and turned down the offer. ^[17] However, Sarr decided to represent Senegal as he was called up in late September 2021 by Aliou Cissé for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Namibia, Togo and Congo. ^{[18] [19]} He debuted with Senegal in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021. ^[20] Sarr was called up for the Senegal national team to compete in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, ^[21] where he played every match, eventually winning in the final against Egypt. ^[22]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[23] In September 2022, he had a knee surgery which forced him to miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. ^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	2011–12	Ligue 2	9	1	1	0	—		0	0	10	1
	2012–13	Championnat National	29	3	1	0	—		3	0	33	3
	2013–14	Ligue 2	28	1	1	0	—		1	0	30	1
	2014–15	Ligue 1	30	2	2	1	—		1	0	33	3
	Total		96	7	5	1	0	0	5	0	106	8
Marseille	2015–16	Ligue 1	25	2	3	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	1	33	3
	2016–17	Ligue 1	26	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	29	1
	2017–18	Ligue 1	29	0	3	0	15 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1	0	48	1
	2018–19	Ligue 1	29	1	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0	37	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	27	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	32	2
	2020–21	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		136	4	12	1	24	1	7	2	179	8
Bayern Munich	2020–21	Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	15	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	5	0	1	1	5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0	12	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	2	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		16	0	5	1	11	0	1	0	33	1
Career total			248	11	22	3	35	1	13	2	318	17

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 29 March 2022 ^[26]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2021	4	0
	2022	9	0
Total		13	0

Honours

Marseille

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18 ^[27]

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2020–21, ^[28] 2021–22, 2022–23 ^[29]
• DFL-Supercup: 2021 ^[30]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2020 ^[31]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021 ^[32]

Individual

• Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022 ^[23]

References

1. "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: FC Bayern München" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
2. "Bouna Sarr". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. "Via Metz and Marseille to Munich - Here is Bouna Sarr". FC Bayern Munich. 6 October 2020.
4. "Bouna Sarr est Olympien". OM.net (in French). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
5. "RB Leipzig (5-2) | Quite simply, incredible!". Olympique de Marseille. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
6. "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
7. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
8. "Bouna Sarr signs for FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. "1. FC Düren 0:3 Bayern München". DFB (in German). 15 October 2020.
10. "Bayern Munich win 12-0 in German Cup rout". Yahoo Sport. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
11. "Bremer SV 0-12 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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13. "Bayern through to DFB Cup second round". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
14. "Harry Kane raises bar once again as Bayern Munich beat Heidenheim". Bundesliga. 11 November 2023.
15. "Kreuzbandriss - Bouna Sarr erfolgreich operiert" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 1 December 2023.
16. "FC Bayern verabschiedet Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting und Bouna Sarr" [FC Bayern says goodbye to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr] (in German). Bayern München. 21 May 2024.
17. "Le Sénégal a approché Bouna Sarr" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
18. "2022 WC Qualifiers-Senegal: Aliou Cissé calls up Bouna Sarr and Bamba Dieng". sportnewsafrica.com. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
19. "Bouna Sarr finally joins Senegal!". new.in-24.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
20. "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
21. "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
22. "Mané scores decisive penalty as Senegal beat Egypt to win Africa Cup of Nations". the Guardian. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
23. "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
24. "Bouna Sarr: Senegalese 'disappointed' to miss World Cup after knee surgery". BBC Sport. 13 September 2022.
25. "B. Sarr". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
26. "Bouna Sarr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
27. "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018.
28. "Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions". Bundesliga. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
29. "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
30. "Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the German Supercup". Bundesliga Official. Bundesliga . Retrieved 11 October 2021.
31. "Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern". FIFA.com. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
32. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

• Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
• Bouna Sarr at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Bouna Sarr at Soccerway
• Bouna Sarr – UEFA competition record ( archive )