Momodou Sarr (footballer)

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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) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Gnistan
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2017 VPS [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 VPS II 26 (22)
2018–2020 VPS 50 (7)
2021–2022 Ilves 35 (0)
2022– Gnistan 50 (13)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Momodou Sarr [2] (born 31 March 2000) [3] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Gnistan, as a striker. [4] Born in Vaasa, Finland, Sarr is of Gambian descent. [5]

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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. [6] [7] [8]

In early 2021, Sarr joined Ilves in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal. [9]

On 21 July 2022, Sarr moved to Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen. [10] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in June 2023, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in four matches. [11] At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and Sarr's contract was extended for the 2024 season. [12]

Honours

IF Gnistan

Individual

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References

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