Ouleymata Sarr (born 8 October 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for American National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the France national team.
 Sarr with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrai, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | ESJM Évreux | ||
| 2007–2011 | ALM Évreux | ||
| 2011–2013 | Évreux FC 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | Lille | 38 | (14) |
| 2019–2021 | Bordeaux | 16 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Paris FC | 36 | (16) |
| 2023– | Washington Spirit | 18 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014 | France U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | France U23 | 8 | (4) |
| 2017– | France | 28 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023 | |||
Club career
editSarr spent four seasons at Paris Saint-Germain and scored in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League against Frankfurt.[1] Prior to the 2017–18 season, Sarr transferred from PSG to Lille.[1] She scored a hat-trick on her debut for Lille[2] and scored a further 17 in the 2018–19 season. In 2019, Sarr signed for Bordeaux.[3] Her 2020–21 season, which was also her last season with the Girondins, was plagued by injuries and she only played three matches. In June 2021, Sarr signed for Paris FC.[4]
On 23 June 2023, it was announced that Sarr would transfer to the Washington Spirit after completing her contract with Paris FC.[5] On 30 June, Sarr's contract expired, the free transfer was made official, and she signed a three-year contract with the Spirit.[6]
International career
editIn 2014, Sarr was called up to the French U19 team and later to the U20 team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] Sarr scored a goal in a group stage match against Costa Rica.[7] In October 2017, Sarr scored the opening goal for the French senior team in a 8–0 win against Ghana.[8][9] She was not selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] Sarr played at UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[10]
Personal life
editSarr was born in Évreux, where she played football with boys until the age of 13 before she stopped playing for two years.[2] She is of Mauritanian descent.[11]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 21 February 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarr goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 September 2017 | Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France |  Spain |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 October 2017 | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France |  Ghana |
1–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | 10 March 2020 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France |  Netherlands |
3–3 | 3–3 | 2020 Tournoi de France |
| 4 | 25 June 2022 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France |  Cameroon |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia |
3–0 | 9–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 4–0 | |||||
| 8 | 5–0 | |||||
| 9 | 6–0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Courdrais, Frederic (5 July 2017). "FÉMININES : OULEYMATA SARR S'ENGAGE AU LOSC". Lille OSC (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Cinq choses à savoir sur Ouleymata Sarr, l'attaquante de l'équipe de France". L'Équipe (in French). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Girondins : les féminines signent l'attaquante Ouleymata Sarr". Sud Ouest (in French). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr au Paris FC". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr vers le Washington Spirit". L'Équipe (in French). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Signs French Forward Ouleymata Sarr" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "France 5–1 Costa Rica". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Okleji, Oluwashina (27 October 2017). "Ghana Black Queens coach defiant despite 8–0 loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Les Nordistes Amandine Henry et Ouleymata Sarr participent au festival des Bleues face au Ghana". La Voix du Nord (in French). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Euro féminin : pas d'Henry ni d'Hamraoui, mais avec Sarr, seule Nordiste avec les Bleues". La Voix du Nord (in French). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Jambou, Par Nicolas; Quester, Léo (2 May 2020). "De Paris à Bordeaux, le TGV Sarr".
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Ouleymata Sarr" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
edit- Ouleymata Sarr at the National Women's Soccer League
- Ouleymata Sarr at Washington Spirit
- Ouleymata Sarr at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Ouleymata Sarr at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-10-02) (in French)
- Ouleymata Sarr – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ouleymata Sarr at Soccerway
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