Pape Matar Sarr

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Pape Matar Sarr
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Sarr in 2023
Personal information
Full name Pape Matar Sarr [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Thiaroye, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 29
Youth career
Génération Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Metz 22 (3)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 85 (7)
2021–2022 → Metz (loan) 33 (1)
International career‡
2019 Senegal U17 6 (3)
2021– Senegal 33 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:35, 14 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Pape Matar Sarr (French pronunciation: [papmatɑʁsɑʁ] ; born 14 September 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Senegal national team.

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Club career

Metz

Pape Matar Sarr made his professional debut with Génération Foot in his native country of Senegal, before signing a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Metz on 15 September 2020. [2]

Sarr was initially sent to play for Metz's second team in Championnat National 2, but made only one appearance before he was recalled to the first team squad following the season being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [3] He made his debut for the Metz first team on 29 November 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Brest. [4] On 31 January 2021, Sarr scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in the reverse fixture, a 4–2 away victory over Brest. [5]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 August 2021, Sarr signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He was loaned back to Metz until the end of the 2021–22 season. [6] On 1 January 2023, Sarr finally made his long awaited Premier League debut coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Yves Bissouma in a 2–0 home loss to Aston Villa. [7] Since his first appearance against Aston Villa, Sarr has featured regularly for Spurs, either coming off the bench or starting. He got his first goal contribution, an assist on 28 May 2023, in the last game of the season, a 4–1 away win at Leeds United. On 19 August 2023, Sarr scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur on their first home game of the 2023–24 Premier League season, a 2–0 win against Manchester United. [8]

On 2 January 2024, after a run of impressive performances, Sarr extended his contract with Tottenham until 2030. [9]

International career

Sarr made his debut for Senegal national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Congo. [10] On 6 February 2022, he won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. [11] He made one appearance at the tournament, appearing as a substitute in the 3–1 semi-final win over Burkina Faso. [12] [13]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal, Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [14] On 21 July, he was named CAF's Male Young Player of the Year at the 2022 CAF Awards. [15]

Sarr was included in Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he appeared as a substitute in the team's 3–1 group stage win over Qatar [16] and 3–0 round of 16 loss to England. [17]

On 18 November 2023, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over South Sudan in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. [18]

In December 2023, Sarr was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz II 2020–21 Championnat National 2 10————10
Metz 2020–21 Ligue 1 22331———254
2021–22 [c] Ligue 133110———341
Total55141———595
Tottenham Hotspur 2022–23 Premier League11020001 [d] 0—140
2023–24 Premier League3430010——353
2024–25 Premier League363204113 [e] 2—556
2025–26 Premier League4100001 [d] 01 [f] 061
Total85740511521011010
Career total1401081511521016914
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
  4. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 9 September 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202140
202280
202361
2024110
202543
Total334
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarr goal. [21]
List of international goals scored by Pape Matar Sarr
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2023 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, SenegalFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1–04–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
225 March 2025Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1–02–0
35 September 2025Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–0
49 September 2025 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 3–23–2

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

Senegal

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Official | Metz sign Pape Matar Sarr from Génération Foot | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Bouchacourt, Jérome (23 April 2021). "La FFF a décidé d'arrêter les championnats de National 2 et D2 Féminine". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Secret, Bryan (29 November 2020). "Résultat et résumé Metz – Brest, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 12e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "BREST 2–4 METZ". Ligue1. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pape Matar Sarr signs from Metz". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Sang, Kiplagat (1 January 2023). "Pape Matar Sarr: Senegal wonderkid makes Tottenham Hotspur debut after 18 months". Goal (website). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tottenham fans love what Pape Matar Sarr did after scoring in win over Manchester United". talkSPORT. 19 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "New deal for Pape". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Congo v Senegal game report". ESPN. 26 March 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Internationals – Pape helps Senegal reach AFCON final". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "AFCON glory for Pape". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Sarr named CAF Young Player of the Year". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Qatar 1–3 Senegal: World Cup 2022 – as it happened". The Guardian. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "England 3–0 Senegal: World Cup 2022, last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Sarr scores first-ever goal for Senegal... in double-quick time!". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "P. Sarr". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  21. 1 2 "Pape Matar Sarr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Mane, Oshoala walk away with CAF Men's and Women's Players of the Year top prize at CAF Awards". CAF Online. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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