Malang Sarr

About

Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (born 23 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Neom.
An academy graduate of Nice, Sarr scored on his senior debut in 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club. He joined Premier League club Chelsea in 2020, where he had two season-long loan moves to Porto in Primeira Liga and back in France to Monaco, before his contract with the English club was terminated in 2024.
Internationally, Sarr has represented France at every youth level from under-16 to under-21.

Born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 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. In doing so, he became the second youngest player to ever score on debut in Ligue 1, behind Nigerian international Bartholomew Ogbeche. After the match, Sarr dedicated his goal to the victims of the 2016 Nice terror attack. Prior to kick-off a minute’s silence was observed in…