Sidy Sarr

Sidy Sarr
Sarr with Lorient in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Épinal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 KV Kortrijk 35 (2)
2017–2018 → Châteauroux (loan) 31 (11)
2018–2019 Châteauroux 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Lorient (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2022 Nîmes 44 (1)
2020 Nîmes B 1 (0)
2022–2023 Chaves 5 (0)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U20 12 (4)
2015 Senegal U23 4 (1)
2018–2020 Senegal 6 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
African U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Senegal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:03, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Sidy Sarr (born 5 June 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championnat National club Épinal. He has played for the Senegal national team.

Club career

In September 2018, Sarr joined Lorient on loan from Châteauroux for the 2018–19 season.[1]

In March 2024, Sarr joined Championnat National club Épinal.[2]

Personal life

Sarr was taken into police custody in October 2021 on allegations that he had relations with underage prostitutes.[3] His lawyer denied the accusations, and claimed that Sarr had been a "victim of a manipulation".[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 1 July 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 10 2 1 0 — 11 2
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 25 0 1 0 — 5 1 31 1
Total 35 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 42 3
Châteauroux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 31 11 3 0 1 0 — 35 11
Châteauroux 2018–19 Ligue 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 — 5 0
2019–20 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Lorient 2018–19 Ligue 2 19 0 0 0 1 0 — 20 0
Nîmes 2019–20 Ligue 1 22 0 2 0 1 0 — 25 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 31 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
Nîmes B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 1 0 – – — 1 0
Career total 123 13 7 0 4 0 5 1 139 14

International goals

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarr goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Sidy Sarr
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 13 November 2019 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal  Congo 1–0 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ "Sidy Sarr (Châteauroux) prêté à Lorient". lequipe.fr. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ @SAS_EPINAl (20 March 2024). "✍️ [#Mercato] 🚨OFFICIEL!!🚨 ▶️▶️▶️ SIDY SARR EST SPINALIEN ! Passé notamment par Nîmes en Ligue 2 et même Lorient en Ligue 1, cet international sénégalais de 27 ans, mesurant 1 m 96, arrive en terre spinalienne afin d'aider le collectif 💪 👉 Bienvenue à toi Sidy ' ! 🙏💛💙" [✍️ [ #Mercato ] 🚨 OFFICIAL!! 🚨 ▶️▶️▶️ SIDY SARR IS SPINALIAN! Having passed through Nîmes in Ligue 2 and even Lorient in Ligue 1, this 27-year-old Senegalese international, measuring 1.96 m, arrives in Spinal land in order to help the collective 💪 👉 Welcome to you Sidy'! 🙏💛💙] (Tweet). Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Sidy Sarr (Nîmes) en garde à vue pour " recours à la prostitution de mineures "". L'Équipe (in French). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Nîmes- Sidy Sarr: " Ce sont de fausses accusations "" [Nîmes- Sidy Sarr: ” They are false accusations “]. Galsenfoot (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ Sidy Sarr at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Sidy Sarr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 October 2018.