Naby Sarr

Naby Sarr

Personal information
Full name	Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr [1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Markhiya
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2012	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Lyon	2	(0)
2014–2015	Sporting CP	8	(0)
2015–2020	Charlton Athletic [a]	95	(6)
2016–2017	→ Red Star (loan)	22	(2)
2020–2022	Huddersfield Town	59	(7)
2022–2023	Reading	24	(1)
2023–	Al-Markhiya	23	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	France U20	12	(0)
2013–2014	France U21	2	(0)
Medal record Representing   France Men's football FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr (born 13 August 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre back for Al-Markhiya.

Club career

Sarr made his senior debut with Lyon in the UEFA Europa League on 6 December 2012 against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He opened the score after 15 minutes, and Lyon won the game 2–0.

On 28 July 2015, Sarr joined Charlton Athletic on a five-year deal. ^[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Huddersfield Town on 15 September 2015. ^[5]

On 21 June 2016, Sarr joined Red Star on a season long loan deal. ^[6]

On 15 December 2018, Sarr was sent off inside the first minute of Charlton's League One match against AFC Wimbledon, beating a club record previously held by Nicky Weaver. ^[7]

On 11 September 2020, Sarr joined Huddersfield Town. ^[8] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 4–3 defeat against Stoke City on 21 November 2020. ^[9]

On 1 June 2022, it was confirmed that Sarr had been released by Huddersfield Town at the end of his contract. ^{[10] [11]}

On 26 August 2022, after nearly a month with the club, Reading announced the signing of Sarr to a four-year contract. ^[12]

On 12 June 2023, Sarr joined Al-Markhiya in the Qatar Stars League on a two-year contract. ^[13]

International career

Sarr has played for the France U20 and France U21, but because of his father's Senegalese heritage, he received a call-up to the Senegal national football team in November 2019. ^[14]

Personal life

Sarr is the son of the Senegalese footballer Boubacar Sarr. ^{[15] [16]}

Career statistics

As of 24 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2012–13 [17]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	1	—		1	1
	2013–14 [18]		2	0	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	—		4	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	5	1
Sporting CP	2014–15 [19]	Primeira Liga	8	0	2	0	4	0	4 [d]	1	—		18	1
Charlton Athletic	2015–16 [20]	Championship	12	1	1	0	3	1	—		—		16	2
	2016–17 [21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [22]		18	0	2	0	2	0	—		3 [e]	0	25	0
	2018–19 [23]		36	2	3	0	0	0	—		5 [f]	1	44	3
	2019–20 [24]	Championship	29	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		31	3
	Total		95	6	7	0	6	1	0	0	8	1	116	8
Red Star (loan)	2016–17 [21]	Ligue 2	22	2	1	1	1	0	—		—		24	3
Huddersfield Town	2020–21 [25]	Championship	41	4	0	0	0	0	—		—		41	4
	2021–22 [26]		18	3	3	0	1	0	—		3 [g]	0	25	3
	Total		59	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	66	7
Reading	2022–23 [27]	Championship	24	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		25	1
Al-Markhiya	2023–24 [28]	Qatar Stars League	13	0	3	0	—		—		—		16	0
Career total			223	16	17	1	12	1	7	2	11	1	270	21

1. Soccerbase incorrectly states that Sarr came on in the League One match Vs. Walsall on 26 September 2017 in a 2-2 draw. He was, in fact, an unused substitute for this game meaning his total league appearances for Charlton Athletic is 95 not 96. This non-appearance is confirmed at both Charlton Athletic's website and via the BBC. ^[3]
2. One appearance in the UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League
5. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
6. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
7. Three appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2019 ^[29]

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013 ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
3. "Report: Walsall 2–2 Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
   "Walsall 2–2 Charlton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
4. "Centre-back Sarr becomes Addicks' seventh summer signing". 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
5. "Charlton 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
6. "Sarr finalises loan move". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
7. Trotter, Scott (4 December 2018). "'Sarr just wanted Christmas off' - fans react to 39 second red card". football.london. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
8. "TRANSFER: NABY SARR JOINS THE TERRIERS!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
9. "Stoke 4-3 Huddersfield". BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
10. "2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
11. "2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
12. "NABY SARR IS A ROYAL UNTIL 2026!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
13. "Our club includes French defender Naby Sarr". almarkhiyasc.qa. Al-Markhiya SC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
14. "'It was a sticky start' - Charlton boss's heartfelt response to Sarr's Senegal call-up".
15. "… et recrute le fils de Sarr Boubacar". Le Parisien (in French). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
16. "Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr, le dernier bleu de l'OL". 20minutes.fr (in French). 13 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
17. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
18. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
20. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
22. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
23. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
24. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
25. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
26. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
27. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
28. "Games played by Naby Sarr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
29. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

• Naby Sarr at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Naby Sarr at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)