Momodou Sarr (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | VPS[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | VPS II | 26 | (22) |
| 2018–2020 | VPS | 50 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Ilves | 35 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gnistan | 45 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Momodou Sarr[2] (born 31 March 2000)[3] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Gnistan, as a striker.[4] Born in Vaasa, Finland, Sarr is of Gambian descent.[5]
Club career[edit]
Sarr played in the youth sector of his hometown club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), before debuting in senior level on 25 April 2018 with the club's first team, in a 1–1 Veikkausliiga draw against Ilves.[6][7][8]
In early 2021, Sarr joined Ilves in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal.[9]
On 21 July 2022, Sarr moved to Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen.[10] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in June 2023, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in four matches.[11] At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and Sarr's contract was extended for the 2024 season.[12]
Honours[edit]
IF Gnistan[edit]
Individual[edit]
- Ykkönen: Player of the Month, June 2023[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ "Vaasan Palloseura kaudella 2019". Vepsu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "#7 Sarr, Momodou". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Momodou Sarr at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Momodou Sarr, worldfootball.net
- ^ VPS VS. ILVES 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ^ VPS:n kuuma nuori maalitykki: "Plussaa kun saa tehtyä maaleja", Veikkausliiga, 15 May 2019
- ^ VPS luottaa oman alueen pelaajiin, vepsu.fi, 23 September 2020
- ^ "Momodou Sarr Ilveksen hyökkäykseen". Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti (in Finnish). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "MOMODOU SARR GNISTANIN HYÖKKÄYKSEEN" (in Finnish). Gnistan. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b Momodou Sarr on Ykkösen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja, Finnish FA, 4 July 2023
- ^ MOMODOU SARR JA GNISTAN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 13 December 2023
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Ilves (football) players
- IF Gnistan players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Men's association football forwards
- Finnish people of Gambian descent
- Gambian people of Finnish descent
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Kolmonen players