Mamadou Sarr (French footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Sarr | ||
| Date of birth | August 29, 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Martigues, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (association football) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympique Lyonnais | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011-2012 | ESSLB | ||
| 2012-2018 | RC Lens | ||
| 2018- | Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021-2022 | France national under-17 football team | 14 | (0) |
Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a French professional Association footballer who plays as a Defender (association football) for Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais.
Early life
He is the son of former Senegalese International Pape Sarr. Mamadou was born in Martigues while his father was playing for FC Istres. Sarr spent most of his childhood living in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, following his father who spent a large part of his career at RC Lens.[1]
Club career
Sarr began his football career at Étoile Sportive de Saint-Laurent-Blangy, before joining RC Lens, where his father plays.[1]
Sarr then moved to Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy in 2018.[1]
During the 2021-22 season, at only 16 years old, he established himself as a starter with the Rhone under-19 team. He thus plays a important role in Lyon's triumph in the Coupe Gambardella alongside players like Mathieu Patouillet, Hugo Vogel or Mohamed El Arouch. He scored in the quarter-final against RC Strasbourg Alsace[2] then in the semi-final against ES Troyes AC[3] [4] [5]
International career
Eligible to play with Senegal, Mamadou Sarr nevertheless chose France for his first selections for the youth team, even recovering the captain's armband on several occasions with France national under-17 football team[1]. In April 2022, he was selected with the France team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organized in Israel[6]. He was a starter during the competition, where France was crowned as champions after a defeating Netherlands national under-17 football team in the final thanks to Saël Kumbedi's brace.[7]
Style of play
Trained as a central-back, Sarr also occasionally played as a defensive midfielder during at Lyon's youth teams.[1]
Honours
Lyon Youth
- Coupe Gambardella: 2022
U17 France
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Scouting : Mamadou Sarr, la gloire de son père". RMC Sport (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Un bien beau dernier carré". French Football Federation (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gambardella : l'OL ira au Stade de France ! (3-1)". Olympique Lyonnais (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Edward Jay (7 May 2022). "Gambardella: El Arouch, Sarr, Patouillet... Les dernières pépites de l'OL, qui disputent la finale contre Caen". RMC Sport (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Aurélien Macedo (7 May 2022). "Revivez en live commenté la finale de la Coupe Gambardella entre l'OL et Caen !". Foot Mercato (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". French Football Federation (in français).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ils sont champions d'Europe". French Football Federation (in français).
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