Mamadou Sarr (footballer)

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Mamadou Sarr
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 RWD Molenbeek (on loan from Lyon)
Number 29
Youth career
2011–2012 ESSLB
2012–2018 Lens
2018– Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Lyon B 22 (1)
2023– Lyon 2 (0)
2024– → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 14 (0)
2022–2023 France U18 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club RWD Molenbeek on loan from Lyon. [1]

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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. [2]

Early career

Sarr began his football career at Étoile Sportive de Saint-Laurent-Blangy, before joining Lens, where his father plays. [2]

Sarr then moved to Lyon in 2018. [2]

During the 2021-22 season, at only 16 years old, he established himself as a starter with the Rhone 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

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. [7]

On 18 January 2024, Sarr moved on loan to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium until the end of the 2023–24 season. [8]

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. [2] In April 2022, he was selected with the France team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organized in Israel. [9] 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. [10]

Style of play

Trained as a centre-back, Sarr also occasionally played as a defensive midfielder during at Lyon's youth teams. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon II 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
Career total2401000250

Honours

Lyon Youth

U17 France

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References

  1. ↑ Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Scouting : Mamadou Sarr, la gloire de son père". RMC Sport (in French).
  3. ↑ "Un bien beau dernier carré". FFF (in French).
  4. ↑ "Gambardella : l'OL ira au Stade de France ! (3-1)". OL (in French).
  5. ↑ 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).
  6. ↑ Aurélien Macedo (7 May 2022). "Revivez en live commenté la finale de la Coupe Gambardella entre l'OL et Caen !". Foot Mercato (in French).
  7. ↑ "OL - Reims: A spectacular victory and tribute! (3-0)". Olympique Lyonnais. 27 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "MAMADOU SARR NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU RWDM!" [MAMADOU SARR IS A NEW RWDM PLAYER!] (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". FFF (in French).
  10. ↑ "Ils sont champions d'Europe". FFF (in French).
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