Mamadou Sarr (footballer)

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Mamadou Sarr

Mamadou Sarr with Strasbourg in 2024.
Personal information
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
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	5	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	France U17	14	(0)
2022–2023	France U18	10	(1)
2023–	France U19	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   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, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024

Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. ^[1]

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] 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

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]

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

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. ^[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

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 2 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		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	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Career total			39	0	1	0	0	0	40	0

Honours

Lyon Youth

• Coupe Gambardella: 2022

U17 France

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2022

References

1. Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
2. "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. "Transfert de Mamadou Sarr au RC Strasbourg" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 21 August 2024.
10. Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". FFF (in French).
11. "Ils sont champions d'Europe". FFF (in French).

External links

• Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway