Momodou Sarr (footballer)

This article is about a Finnish footballer. For Gambian sprinter, see Momodou Sarr (athlete).

Momodou Sarr

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vaasa, Finland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Team information
Current team	Kolding
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2017	VPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	VPS II	26	(22)
2018–2020	VPS	50	(7)
2021–2022	Ilves	35	(0)
2022–2024	Gnistan	58	(14)
2024–	Kolding	15	(1)
International career‡
2021	Finland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Momodou Sarr ^[1] (born 31 March 2000) ^[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Kolding in Danish 1st Division, as a striker. ^[3]

Club career

Sarr played in the youth sector of his hometown club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), before debuting in senior level on 25 April 2018 with the club's first team, in a 1–1 Veikkausliiga draw against Ilves. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In early 2021, Sarr joined Ilves in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal. ^[7]

On 21 July 2022, Sarr moved to Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen. ^[8] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in June 2023, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in four matches. ^[9] At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and Sarr's contract was extended for the 2024 season. ^[10]

On 1 August 2024, Sarr joined Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF for an undisclosed fee. ^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Born and raised in Vaasa, Finland, Sarr is also of Gambian descent. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of 15 December 2024. ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VPS Akatemia	2018	Kolmonen	20	19	–		–		1 [c]	0	21	19
	2019	Kakkonen	4	2	–		–		–		4	2
	2020	Kolmonen	2	1	–		–		–		2	1
	Total		26	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	22
VPS	2018	Veikkausliiga	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2019	Veikkausliiga	26	4	8	2	–		–		34	6
	2020	Ykkönen	21	3	4	2	–		–		25	5
	Total		50	7	12	4	0	0	0	0	62	11
Ilves	2021	Veikkausliiga	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2022	Veikkausliiga	11	0	2	1	0	0	–		13	1
	Total		35	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	38	1
Gnistan	2022	Ykkönen	12	5	–		–		–		12	5
	2023	Ykkönen	29	8	2	1	6	3	–		37	12
	2024	Veikkausliiga	17	1	0	0	5	3	–		22	4
	Total		58	14	2	1	11	6	0	0	71	21
Kolding	2024–25	Danish 1st Division	15	1	6	0	–		–		21	1
Career total			184	44	23	6	11	6	1	0	219	56

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Danish Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkönen Cup
3. Includes UEFA Regions' Cup

Honours

Gnistan

• Ykkönen runner-up: 2023 ^[3]

Individual

• Ykkönen Player of the Month: June 2023 ^[9]

References

1. "Vaasan Palloseura kaudella 2019". Vepsu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
2. "#7 Sarr, Momodou". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
3. Momodou Sarr at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
4. VPS VS. ILVES 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
5. VPS:n kuuma nuori maalitykki: "Plussaa kun saa tehtyä maaleja", Veikkausliiga, 15 May 2019
6. VPS luottaa oman alueen pelaajiin, vepsu.fi, 23 September 2020
7. "Momodou Sarr Ilveksen hyökkäykseen". Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti (in Finnish). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "MOMODOU SARR GNISTANIN HYÖKKÄYKSEEN" (in Finnish). Gnistan. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
9. Momodou Sarr on Ykkösen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja, Finnish FA, 4 July 2023
10. MOMODOU SARR JA GNISTAN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 13 December 2023
11. MOMODOU SARR SUUNTAA ULKOMAILLE, gnistan.fi, 1 August 2024
12. Momodou Sarr siirtyy Gnistanista Tanskaan, Yle, 1 August 2024
13. Momodou Sarr, worldfootball.net
14. Momodou Sarr stats, Finnish FA