Mamadou Sarr
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Sarr with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mamadou Sarr[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Martigues, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | ESSLB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Lyon B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Strasbourg | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Strasbourg (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Senegal | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:31, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mamadou Sarr (born 29 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Early life
He is the son of former Senegalese International Pape Sarr. Mamadou was born in Martigues while his father was playing for 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 Lens.[3]
Early career
Sarr began his football career at Étoile Sportive de Saint-Laurent-Blangy, before joining Lens, where his father plays.[3] He then moved to Lyon in 2018.[3]
During the 2021–22 season, at only 16 years old, he established himself as a starter with Les Gones under-19 team. He thus plays an important role in Lyon's triumph in the Coupe Gambardella alongside players like Hugo Vogel and Mohamed El Arouch. He scored in the quarter-final against Strasbourg,[4] then in the semi-final against Troyes.[5][6][7]
Club career
On 27 May 2023, Sarr made his professional debut in Lyon's 3–0 Ligue 1 victory against Reims as a substitute, replacing Maxence Caqueret in the 83rd minute.[8]
On 18 January 2024, Sarr moved on loan to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium until the end of the 2023–24 season,[9] where he played 10 games, but could not prevent them from being relegated. [10]
On 22 August 2024, Sarr joined Ligue 1 fellow Strasbourg for a transfer fee of €10M and signed a five-year contract with the team.[11]
On 9 June 2025, Sarr moved to Chelsea on an eight-year contract.[12] However, on 1 August 2025, Chelsea announced that Sarr would be loaned out to Strasbourg on a season-long loan.[13]
International career
Eligible to play with Senegal, Sarr chose France for his first selections for the youth team, even recovering the captain's armband on several occasions with the under-17s.[3] In April 2022, he was selected with the France team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organised in Israel.[14] He was a starter during the competition, where France was crowned as champions after defeating Netherlands 2–1 in the final thanks to Saël Kumbedi's brace.[15]
In November 2025, Sarr received his first call-up to the Senegal national team.[16][17]
Style of play
Trained as a centre-back, Sarr occasionally played as a defensive midfielder as part of Lyon's youth teams.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Chelsea
Lyon U19
- Coupe Gambardella: 2022
France U17
France U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024[20]
France U20
References
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Chelsea FC (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 June 2025. p. 12. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "Scouting : Mamadou Sarr, la gloire de son père". RMC Sport (in French). 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Un bien beau dernier carré". FFF (in French).
- ^ "Gambardella : l'OL ira au Stade de France ! (3–1)". OL (in French).
- ^ 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 French).
- ^ Aurélien Macedo (7 May 2022). "Revivez en live commenté la finale de la Coupe Gambardella entre l'OL et Caen !". Foot Mercato (in French).
- ^ "OL – Reims: A spectacular victory and tribute! (3–0)". Olympique Lyonnais. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "MAMADOU SARR NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU RWDM!" [MAMADOU SARR IS A NEW RWDM PLAYER!]. RWDM (in French). RWD Molenbeek. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Dit is de eindstand in de Relegation Play-offs: RWDM en Eupen zakken" [This is the final standings in the Relegation Play-offs: RWDM and Eupen are down]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Transfert de Mamadou Sarr au RC Strasbourg" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea complete Mamadou Sarr signing!". Chelsea F.C. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Sarr loaned to Strasbourg". Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Richard Loyant. "Les vingt joueurs choisis pour l'Euro". FFF (in French).
- ^ "Ils sont champions d'Europe". FFF (in French).
- ^ "Senegal: The French federation pulled out all the stops for Mamadou Sarr". OneFootball. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Matchs amicaux Brésil vs Sénégal et Sénégal vs Kenya: le Coach Pape Thiaw publie sa liste". Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (13 July 2025). "Chelsea 3–0 PSG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final highlights, report: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
- Mamadou Sarr at Soccerway
- Mamadou Sarr at the French Football Federation (in French)