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Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea.
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He has also represented France at youth international level.
An academy graduate of Nice, Sarr scored on his senior debut in 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club.
Born in Nice, Sarr joined local side OGC Nice at the age of six.
He spent the next 12 years in the club's academy before making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 14 August 2016 against Rennes, aged 17.
He scored the winning goal for his team in the 60th minute, heading home from a Jean-Michaël Seri free-kick.
He became the second youngest player to ever score on debut in Ligue 1, behind Nigerian international Bartholomew Ogbeche.
Sarr dedicated his goal to the victims of the 2016 Nice terror attack.
Prior to kick-off a minute's silence was observed in memory of the victims with both Nice and Rennes wearing unique commemorative shirts bearing the names of those who had died.
On 7 November 2016, Sarr signed his first professional contract with Nice and by the end of the season had made over 30 appearances as the club ended the league campaign in third place.
In February 2018, Sarr was named by the CIES Football Observatory as the world's fifth-most promising footballer under the age of 20.
An academy graduate of Nice, Sarr scored on his senior debut in 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club.
Born in Nice, Sarr joined local side OGC Nice at the age of six.
He spent the next 12 years in the club's academy before making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 14 August 2016 against Rennes, aged 17.
He scored the winning goal for his team in the 60th minute, heading home from a Jean-Michaël Seri free-kick.
He became the second youngest player to ever score on debut in Ligue 1, behind Nigerian international Bartholomew Ogbeche.
Sarr dedicated his goal to the victims of the 2016 Nice terror attack.
Prior to kick-off a minute's silence was observed in memory of the victims with both Nice and Rennes wearing unique commemorative shirts bearing the names of those who had died.
On 7 November 2016, Sarr signed his first professional contract with Nice and by the end of the season had made over 30 appearances as the club ended the league campaign in third place.
In February 2018, Sarr was named by the CIES Football Observatory as the world's fifth-most promising footballer under the age of 20.
Competing with Maxime Le Marchand and new loan signing Marlon, Sarr saw his game time slightly reduced but still managed to record 29 appearances across all competitions for the campaign.
On 10 August 2019, the opening day of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 campaign, Sarr made his 100th appearance for Nice across all competitions when he started in a 2-1 win over Amiens.
His contract expired on 30 June 2020 and subsequently became a free agent.
On 27 August 2020, Chelsea announced the signing of Sarr on a five-year deal.
On 6 October 2020, Sarr joined the Portuguese side Porto on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 season.
On 21 October 2020, Sarr made his Porto debut during their UEFA Champions League group stage tie with Manchester City, featuring for 80 minutes before being replaced by Evanilson in the 3-1 away defeat.
Sarr went onto score his only goal for the club in a Taça da Liga tie against Paços de Ferreira in December 2020, netting the opener in their 2-1 victory.
Sarr went onto feature 19 times in all competitions for the Dragões before returning to Chelsea ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.
On 10 August 2019, the opening day of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 campaign, Sarr made his 100th appearance for Nice across all competitions when he started in a 2-1 win over Amiens.
His contract expired on 30 June 2020 and subsequently became a free agent.
On 27 August 2020, Chelsea announced the signing of Sarr on a five-year deal.
On 6 October 2020, Sarr joined the Portuguese side Porto on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 season.
On 21 October 2020, Sarr made his Porto debut during their UEFA Champions League group stage tie with Manchester City, featuring for 80 minutes before being replaced by Evanilson in the 3-1 away defeat.
Sarr went onto score his only goal for the club in a Taça da Liga tie against Paços de Ferreira in December 2020, netting the opener in their 2-1 victory.
Sarr went onto feature 19 times in all competitions for the Dragões before returning to Chelsea ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.
Following proposed loan moves to Germany, Italy and France reportedly collapsing, Sarr opted to stay at Chelsea and was subsequently given the number 31 jersey for the forthcoming 2021-22 campaign.
On 22 September 2021, Sarr made his Chelsea debut during a 1-1 draw in the EFL Cup against Aston Villa, featuring for the full 90 minutes as the Blues progressed to the fourth round following a 4-3 penalty shootout victory.
A month later, he made his Premier League debut against newly-promoted Brentford due to the unavailability of Antonio Rüdiger and Thiago Silva, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet during the 1-0 victory.
In January 2022, he started at left-back against Tottenham in the EFL Cup semi-final.
It was the start of an extended run in the first-team for Sarr.
On 22 September 2021, Sarr made his Chelsea debut during a 1-1 draw in the EFL Cup against Aston Villa, featuring for the full 90 minutes as the Blues progressed to the fourth round following a 4-3 penalty shootout victory.
A month later, he made his Premier League debut against newly-promoted Brentford due to the unavailability of Antonio Rüdiger and Thiago Silva, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet during the 1-0 victory.
In January 2022, he started at left-back against Tottenham in the EFL Cup semi-final.
It was the start of an extended run in the first-team for Sarr.
On 12 February 2022, Sarr was an extra-time substitute as Chelsea won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup title, beating Palmeiras.
He was also a substitute in the semi-final game against Al-Hilal.
Sarr has represented France at various youth levels and in September 2016, Sarr was named as the captain of the 20-man France U18 squad by manager Bernard Diomède for the 2016 Limoges Tournament.
In 2018, he confirmed that he had been approached by the Senegalese Football Association to represent the nation but stated that he had hoped to achieve greater things with France.
Sarr was born in the neighbourhood of les Moulins in Nice.
He is of Senegalese descent through his parents who immigrated to France prior to his birth.
He was also a substitute in the semi-final game against Al-Hilal.
Sarr has represented France at various youth levels and in September 2016, Sarr was named as the captain of the 20-man France U18 squad by manager Bernard Diomède for the 2016 Limoges Tournament.
In 2018, he confirmed that he had been approached by the Senegalese Football Association to represent the nation but stated that he had hoped to achieve greater things with France.
Sarr was born in the neighbourhood of les Moulins in Nice.
He is of Senegalese descent through his parents who immigrated to France prior to his birth.
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