Momodou Sarr (footballer)

This article is about a Finnish footballer. For Gambian sprinter, see Momodou Sarr (athlete).
Momodou Sarr
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vaasa, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Kolding
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2017 VPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 VPS II 26 (22)
2018–2020 VPS 50 (7)
2021–2022 Ilves 35 (0)
2022–2024 Gnistan 58 (14)
2024– Kolding 15 (1)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Momodou Sarr[1] (born 31 March 2000)[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Kolding in Danish 1st Division, as a striker.[3]

Club career

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.[4][5][6]

In early 2021, Sarr joined Ilves in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal.[7]

On 21 July 2022, Sarr moved to Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen.[8] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in June 2023, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in four matches.[9] At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and Sarr's contract was extended for the 2024 season.[10]

On 1 August 2024, Sarr joined Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]

Personal life

Born and raised in Vaasa, Finland, Sarr is also of Gambian descent.[13]

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2024.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VPS Akatemia 2018 Kolmonen 20 19 – – 1[c] 0 21 19
2019 Kakkonen 4 2 – – – 4 2
2020 Kolmonen 2 1 – – – 2 1
Total 26 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 22
VPS 2018 Veikkausliiga 3 0 – – – 3 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 26 4 8 2 – – 34 6
2020 Ykkönen 21 3 4 2 – – 25 5
Total 50 7 12 4 0 0 0 0 62 11
Ilves 2021 Veikkausliiga 24 0 1 0 – – 25 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 11 0 2 1 0 0 – 13 1
Total 35 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 38 1
Gnistan 2022 Ykkönen 12 5 – – – 12 5
2023 Ykkönen 29 8 2 1 6 3 – 37 12
2024 Veikkausliiga 17 1 0 0 5 3 – 22 4
Total 58 14 2 1 11 6 0 0 71 21
Kolding 2024–25 Danish 1st Division 14 1 4 0 – – 18 1
Career total 183 44 21 6 11 6 1 0 216 56
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Danish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkönen Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Regions' Cup

Honours

Gnistan

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: June 2023[9]

References

  1. ^ "Vaasan Palloseura kaudella 2019". Vepsu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "#7 Sarr, Momodou". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Momodou Sarr at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ VPS VS. ILVES 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
  5. ^ VPS:n kuuma nuori maalitykki: "Plussaa kun saa tehtyä maaleja", Veikkausliiga, 15 May 2019
  6. ^ VPS luottaa oman alueen pelaajiin, vepsu.fi, 23 September 2020
  7. ^ "Momodou Sarr Ilveksen hyökkäykseen". Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti (in Finnish). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "MOMODOU SARR GNISTANIN HYÖKKÄYKSEEN" (in Finnish). Gnistan. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b Momodou Sarr on Ykkösen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja, Finnish FA, 4 July 2023
  10. ^ MOMODOU SARR JA GNISTAN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 13 December 2023
  11. ^ MOMODOU SARR SUUNTAA ULKOMAILLE, gnistan.fi, 1 August 2024
  12. ^ Momodou Sarr siirtyy Gnistanista Tanskaan, Yle, 1 August 2024
  13. ^ Momodou Sarr, worldfootball.net
  14. ^ Momodou Sarr stats, Finnish FA