Ismaïla Sarr
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Full name | Ismaïla Sarr[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 February 1998|||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Marseille | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||
2009–2016 | Génération Foot | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Metz | 31 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Rennes | 59 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Watford | 128 | (33) | |||||||||||||||
2023– | Marseille | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Senegal U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2016– | Senegal | 54 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 20 June 2023 (UTC) |
Ismaïla Sarr (born 25 February 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Senegal national team.
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Club career
Early career
Born in Saint-Louis, Senegal, Sarr started his football career with Senegalese football club Génération Foot.[3]
Metz
On 13 July 2016, Sarr signed his first professional contract with FC Metz for five years.[4] He made his league debut on 13 August 2016 against Lille OSC at Stade Saint-Symphorien, the FC Metz's home ground, which Metz won by 3–2. In this match, he played 20 minutes, after he was substituted for Florent Mollet.[5]
Rennes
On 26 July 2017, Sarr signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Rennes. The transfer fee paid to Metz was reported as €17 or 20 million, depending on the source.[6][7] He picked the transfer to Rennes over a move to FC Barcelona.[8]
On 13 December 2018, Sarr scored twice in the second half (including a penalty), as Rennes clinched their place in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase with a (Group K, Matchday 6) 2–0 home win over FC Astana.[9]
Watford
On 8 August 2019, Sarr joined Premier League club Watford on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Rennes was a club record for Watford[10] and reported as "in the region of €30 million.[11] He scored his first goal for Watford in an EFL Cup tie against Coventry City on 27 August 2019.[12]
On 29 February 2020, Sarr picked up two goals and an assist in Watford's 3–0 home victory over defending UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool, handing them their first defeat of the 2019–20 season and ending the club's 44-match unbeaten league run.[13]
On 24 April 2021, Sarr scored from the penalty spot in Watford’s 1–0 home win over Millwall in the Championship, sealing Watford’s return to the Premier League after one season.[14] Sarr ended as Watford’s top scorer for the 2020–21 season, scoring thirteen goals.[15]
He continued from where he left off as he scored in Watford's 3–2 win against Aston Villa in their opening game of the 2021–22 Premier League season.[16]
Marseille
On 24 July 2023, Sarr joined French club Marseille for an undisclosed fee.[17][18]
International career
Sarr has represented his country with the Senegal U23 national team. In 2015, he played in 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[19] At that time, his age was only 17. He contributed that Senegal finished the competition in a fourth place, playing three games.
He played for the first time with Senegal national team for a match against Namibia in September 2016 in Dakar (2–0) for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, for which Senegal had already qualified. As a symbol, he came into play in the 67th minute in place of the former resident of Génération Foot and Metz, Sadio Mané.[20] On 8 January 2017, Sarr scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Libya in Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville.
In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[21]
In 2019, Sarr was part of the Senegal squad that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, for only the second time in the nation's history.[22] He played the full 90 minutes of the final on 19 July 2019, as they lost 1–0 to Algeria.[23]
In November 2019, he suffered an ankle injury whilst on international duty.[24]
Sarr was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[25][26]
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 tournament.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 August 2023[28]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
Rennes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 50 | 13 | |
Total | 59 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 18 | ||
Watford | 2019–20 | Premier League | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 6 | |
2020–21 | Championship | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 13 | ||
2021–22 | Premier League | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
2022–23 | Championship | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 10 | ||
Total | 128 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 131 | 34 | |||
Marseille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 220 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 57 |
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 20 June 2023[29]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Senegal | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 2 | |
2018 | 10 | 1 | |
2019 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | 3 | 1 | |
2021 | 8 | 4 | |
2022 | 12 | 2 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[29]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 January 2017 | Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo | Libya | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 5 September 2017 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 8 June 2018 | Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4 | 1 July 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Kenya | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
5 | 9 October 2020 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
6 | 5 June 2021 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | Zambia | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
7 | 7 September 2021 | Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | Congo | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 14 November 2021 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | Congo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 2–0 | |||||
10 | 30 January 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
11 | 29 November 2022 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Rennes
Senegal
- African Cup of Nations: 2021;[31] runner-up: 2019[32]
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season: 2018–19[34]
- Watford Player of the Season: 2020–21[35]
- Watford Players’ Player of the Season: 2020–21[35]
Orders
References
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