Ouleymata Sarr
{{short description|French footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Distinguish|Oulimata Sarr}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ouleymata Sarr
| image = 20141116 PSG-ASSE 120.jpg
| caption = Sarr with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cambrai, France
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Washington Spirit
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = ESJM Évreux
| youthyears2 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs2 = ALM Évreux
| youthyears3 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs3 = Évreux FC 27
| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = Lille
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 14
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = Bordeaux
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Paris FC
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 16
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Washington Spirit
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = France U19
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = France U20
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam3 = France U23
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2017–
| nationalteam4 = France
| nationalcaps4 = 28
| nationalgoals4 = 9
| club-update = 30 June 2023
| ntupdate = 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. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Sarr transferred from PSG to Lille. She scored a hat-trick on her debut for Lille and scored a further 17 in the 2018–19 season. In 2019, Sarr signed for Bordeaux.{{cite news |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/06/04/girondins-les-feminines-signent-l-attaquante-ouleymata-sarr-6167961-4558.php |title=Girondins : les féminines signent l'attaquante Ouleymata Sarr |language=fr |work=Sud Ouest |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ouleymata-sarr-au-paris-fc/1265559 |title=Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr au Paris FC |language=fr |work=L'Équipe |date=24 June 2021 |accessdate=28 July 2021}}
On 23 June 2023, it was announced that Sarr would transfer to the Washington Spirit after completing her contract with Paris FC.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ouleymata-sarr-vers-le-washington-spirit/1404561 |title=Transferts : Ouleymata Sarr vers le Washington Spirit |language=fr |work=L'Équipe |date=23 June 2023 |accessdate=24 June 2023}} On 30 June, Sarr's contract expired, the free transfer was made official, and she signed a three-year contract with the Spirit.{{cite press release |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2023/06/30/washington-spirit-signs-french-forward-ouleymata-sarr/ |title=Washington Spirit Signs French Forward Ouleymata Sarr |date=30 June 2023 |access-date=30 June 2023 |publisher=Washington Spirit}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/f%C3%A9minines-ouleymata-sarr-s%E2%80%99engage-au-losc |title=FÉMININES : OULEYMATA SARR S'ENGAGE AU LOSC |language=fr |last=Courdrais |first=Frederic |work=Lille OSC |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}} Sarr scored a goal in a group stage match against Costa Rica.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/round=267990/match=300251243/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808235651/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/round=267990/match=300251243/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |title=France 5–1 Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |access-date=18 December 2017}} In October 2017, Sarr scored the opening goal for the French senior team in a 8–0 win against Ghana.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41777069 |title=Ghana Black Queens coach defiant despite 8–0 loss |last=Okleji |first=Oluwashina |work=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/252086/article/2017-10-24/les-nordistes-amandine-henry-et-ouleymata-sarr-participent-au-festival-des |title=Les Nordistes Amandine Henry et Ouleymata Sarr participent au festival des Bleues face au Ghana |language=fr |work=La Voix du Nord |date=24 October 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}} She was not selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Sarr played at UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1186342/article/2022-05-30/euro-feminin-pas-d-henry-ni-d-hamraoui-mais-avec-sarr-seule-nordiste-avec-les |title=Euro féminin : pas d'Henry ni d'Hamraoui, mais avec Sarr, seule Nordiste avec les Bleues |language=fr |work=La Voix du Nord |date=30 May 2022 |accessdate=30 May 2022}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Cinq-choses-a-savoir-sur-ouleymata-sarr-l-attaquante-de-l-equipe-de-france/835080 |title=Cinq choses à savoir sur Ouleymata Sarr, l'attaquante de l'équipe de France |language=fr |work=L'Équipe |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}} She is of Mauritanian descent.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lequipiere.com/de-paris-a-bordeaux-le-tgv-sarr/ |title=De Paris à Bordeaux, le TGV Sarr |first1=Par Nicolas |last1=Jambou |first2=Léo |last2=Quester |date=2 May 2020}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 21 February 2023}}{{cite web |language=french |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?id=1&joueur=8283 |title=Equipe de France A - Ouleymata Sarr |publisher=statsfootofeminin.fr |access-date=9 February 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|France
|2017 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 28 | 9 |
:Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarr goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ouleymata Sarr | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 18 September 2017 | Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France | {{fbw|ESP}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 23 October 2017 | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France | {{fbw|GHA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|8–0 | |
| align="center"|3 | 10 March 2020 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | {{fbw|NED}} | align="center"|3–3 | align="center"|3–3 | 2020 Tournoi de France |
| align="center"|4 | rowspan="2"|25 June 2022 | rowspan="2"|Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|CMR}} | align="center"|3–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | align="center"|4–0 | |||||
| align="center"|6 | rowspan="4"|2 September 2022 | rowspan="4"|Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | rowspan="4"|{{fbw|EST}} | align="center"|3–0 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|9–0 | rowspan="4"|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|7 | align="center"|4–0 | |||||
| align="center"|8 | align="center"|5–0 | |||||
| align="center"|9 | align="center"|6–0 |
Honors and awards
References
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External links
- {{NWSL player|ouleymata-sarr}}
- [https://washingtonspirit.com/team-member/ouleymata-sarr/ Ouleymata Sarr] at Washington Spirit
- {{FFF player}}
- {{FFF female player|2543854359-ouleymata-sarr|archive=20181002063309}}
- {{UEFA player}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Washington Spirit squad}}
{{France squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarr, Ouleymata}}
Category:Footballers from Évreux
Category:French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent
Category:French women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:France women's youth international footballers
Category:France women's international footballers
Category:Première Ligue players
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players
Category:Lille OSC (women) players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players
Category:Paris FC (women) players
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
Category:Washington Spirit players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:French expatriate women's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:21st-century French sportswomen
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