Ouleymata Sarr
Sarr with Paris Saint-Germain in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Cambrai, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 8
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
International career‡
2014 France U19 6 (2)
2014 France U20 8 (1)
2016–2017 France U23 8 (4)
2017– France 28 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

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.

Club career

Sarr 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

In 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

Sarr 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

International

As of match played 21 February 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Ouleymata Sarr
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

  1. ^ a b c Courdrais, Frederic (5 July 2017). "FÉMININES : OULEYMATA SARR S'ENGAGE AU LOSC". Lille OSC (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Girondins : les féminines signent l'attaquante Ouleymata Sarr". Sud Ouest (in French). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr au Paris FC". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr vers le Washington Spirit". L'Équipe (in French). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Washington Spirit Signs French Forward Ouleymata Sarr" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "France 5–1 Costa Rica". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ Okleji, Oluwashina (27 October 2017). "Ghana Black Queens coach defiant despite 8–0 loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Jambou, Par Nicolas; Quester, Léo (2 May 2020). "De Paris à Bordeaux, le TGV Sarr".
  12. ^ "Equipe de France A - Ouleymata Sarr" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

External links

Washington Spirit – current squad
France squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 semi-finalists
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