Mamadou Sarr

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Mamadou Sarr
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Sarr with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Sarr [1]
Date of birth (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea)
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2012 ESSLB
2012–2018 Lens
2018–2024 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Lyon B 22 (1)
2023–2024 Lyon 2 (0)
2024 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 10 (0)
2024–2025 Strasbourg 27 (0)
2025– Chelsea 0 (0)
2025– → Strasbourg (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 14 (0)
2022–2023 France U18 10 (1)
2023–2024 France U19 6 (0)
2024 France U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Northern Ireland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2024

Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea. [2]

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Early life

He 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. [3]

Early career

Sarr began his football career at Étoile Sportive de Saint-Laurent-Blangy, before joining Lens, where his father plays. [3] He then moved to Lyon in 2018. [3]

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, [4] then in the semi-final against Troyes. [5] [6] [7]

Club career

On 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. [8]

On 18 January 2024, Sarr moved on loan to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium until the end of the 2023–24 season, [9] where he played 10 games, but could not prevent them from being relegated. [10]

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. [11]

On 9 June 2025, Sarr moved to Chelsea on an eight-year contract. [12] However, on 1 August 2025, Chelsea announced that Sarr would be loaned out to Strasbourg on a season-long loan. [13]

International career

Eligible 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. [3] In April 2022, he was selected with the France team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organised in Israel. [14] He was a starter during the competition, where France was crowned as champions after defeating Netherlands 2–1 in the final thanks to Saël Kumbedi's brace. [15]

Style of play

Trained as a centre-back, Sarr occasionally played as a defensive midfielder as part of Lyon's youth teams. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B 2022–23 Championnat National 180————180
2023–24 Championnat National 3 41————41
Total221————221
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 1000———10
2023–24 Ligue 11010———20
Total2010———30
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 100————100
Strasbourg 2024–25 Ligue 127010———280
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League ————1 [c] 010
2025–26 Premier League000000000000
Total000000001010
Strasbourg (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 1000—1 [d] 0—20
Career total62020001010660

Honours

Chelsea

Lyon U19

France U17

France U19

France U20

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Chelsea FC (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 June 2025. p. 12. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Scouting : Mamadou Sarr, la gloire de son père". RMC Sport (in French). 4 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Un bien beau dernier carré". FFF (in French).
  5. ↑ "Gambardella : l'OL ira au Stade de France ! (3–1)". OL (in French).
  6. ↑ 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).
  7. ↑ Aurélien Macedo (7 May 2022). "Revivez en live commenté la finale de la Coupe Gambardella entre l'OL et Caen !". Foot Mercato (in French).
  8. ↑ "OL – Reims: A spectacular victory and tribute! (3–0)". Olympique Lyonnais. 27 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "MAMADOU SARR NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU RWDM!" [MAMADOU SARR IS A NEW RWDM PLAYER!]. RWDM (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dit is de eindstand in de Relegation Play-offs: RWDM en Eupen zakken" [This is the final standings in the Relegation Play-offs: RWDM and Eupen are down]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Transfert de Mamadou Sarr au RC Strasbourg" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 21 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Chelsea complete Mamadou Sarr signing!". Chelsea F.C. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sarr loaned to Strasbourg". Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". FFF (in French).
  15. ↑ "Ils sont champions d'Europe". FFF (in French).
  16. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (13 July 2025). "Chelsea 3–0 PSG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "2024 Under-19 EURO final highlights, report: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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