Momodou Sarr (footballer)

Last updated

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 47 (13)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 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]

Contents

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juhani Pikkarainen</span> Finnish footballer (born 1998)

Juhani Pikkarainen is a Finnish defender playing for Ilves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niklas Jokelainen</span> Finnish footballer (born 2000)

Niklas Jokelainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga.

Joakim Latonen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, as an attacking midfielder.

Fabrice Gatambiye Ngarura is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for VIFK. He was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The 2020 Ykkönen was the 49th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 18 April 2020.

Rasmus Leislahti is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Finnish premier division club VPS.

Tuomas Ollila is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Paris FC, and the Finland national team.

Roni Hudd is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club VPS and the Finland under-21 national team.

Sampo Ala-Iso is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.

Niklas Orjala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.

Akon Kuek is a Finnish professional football player, playing as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side VPS.

Arttu Tulehmo is a Finnish professional footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Ilves.

Teemu Hytönen is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Gabriel Sillanpää is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Lauri-Eemil Vetri is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VIFK, on loan from Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Felix Friberg is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Samuel Lindeman is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Miika Niemi is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Jiri Koski is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.

Gullit Zolameso is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ykkösliiga club Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS).

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
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.