Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 March 2000 | ||
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 | |||
–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 | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Finland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 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]
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]
Born and raised in Vaasa, Finland, Sarr is also of Gambian descent. [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VPS Akatemia | 2018 | Kolmonen | 20 | 19 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
Career total | 177 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 56 |
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