Naby Sarr

Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr (born 13 August 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre back for Al-Markhiya.

Naby Sarr

Personal information
Full name	Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr[1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Markhiya
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2012	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Lyon	2	(0)
2014–2015	Sporting CP	8	(0)
2015–2020	Charlton Athletic[a]	95	(6)
2016–2017	→ Red Star (loan)	22	(2)
2020–2022	Huddersfield Town	59	(7)
2022–2023	Reading	24	(1)
2023–	Al-Markhiya	23	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	France U20	12	(0)
2013–2014	France U21	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  France Men's football FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:18, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Sarr made his senior debut with Lyon in the UEFA Europa League on 6 December 2012 against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He opened the score after 15 minutes, and Lyon won the game 2–0.

On 28 July 2015, Sarr joined Charlton Athletic on a five-year deal.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Huddersfield Town on 15 September 2015.^[5]

On 21 June 2016, Sarr joined Red Star on a season long loan deal.^[6]

On 15 December 2018, Sarr was sent off inside the first minute of Charlton's League One match against AFC Wimbledon, beating a club record previously held by Nicky Weaver.^[7]

On 11 September 2020, Sarr joined Huddersfield Town.^[8] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 4–3 defeat against Stoke City on 21 November 2020.^[9]

On 1 June 2022, it was confirmed that Sarr had been released by Huddersfield Town at the end of his contract.^[10][11]

On 26 August 2022, after nearly a month with the club, Reading announced the signing of Sarr to a four-year contract.^[12]

On 12 June 2023, Sarr joined Al-Markhiya in the Qatar Stars League on a two-year contract.^[13]

International career

Sarr has played for the France U20 and France U21, but because of his father's Senegalese heritage, he received a call-up to the Senegal national football team in November 2019.^[14]

Personal life

Sarr is the son of the Senegalese footballer Boubacar Sarr.^[15][16]

Career statistics

As of 24 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2012–13[17]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	1	—		1	1
	2013–14[18]		2	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	—		4	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	5	1
Sporting CP	2014–15[19]	Primeira Liga	8	0	2	0	4	0	4[d]	1	—		18	1
Charlton Athletic	2015–16[20]	Championship	12	1	1	0	3	1	—		—		16	2
	2016–17[21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18[22]		18	0	2	0	2	0	—		3[e]	0	25	0
	2018–19[23]		36	2	3	0	0	0	—		5[f]	1	44	3
	2019–20[24]	Championship	29	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		31	3
	Total		95	6	7	0	6	1	0	0	8	1	116	8
Red Star (loan)	2016–17[21]	Ligue 2	22	2	1	1	1	0	—		—		24	3
Huddersfield Town	2020–21[25]	Championship	41	4	0	0	0	0	—		—		41	4
	2021–22[26]		18	3	3	0	1	0	—		3[g]	0	25	3
	Total		59	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	66	7
Reading	2022–23[27]	Championship	24	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		25	1
Al-Markhiya	2023–24[28]	Qatar Stars League	13	0	3	0	—		—		—		16	0
Career total			223	16	17	1	12	1	7	2	11	1	270	21

1. Soccerbase incorrectly states that Sarr came on in the League One match Vs. Walsall on 26 September 2017 in a 2-2 draw. He was, in fact, an unused substitute for this game meaning his total league appearances for Charlton Athletic is 95 not 96. This non-appearance is confirmed at both Charlton Athletic's website and via the BBC.^[3]
2. One appearance in the UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League
5. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
6. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
7. Three appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15^{[citation needed]}

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2019^[29]

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013^{[citation needed]}