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Shot of the Strasbourgwho secures the defender from Lyon Mamadou Sarr. Here is the official statement: “The defender arrived at Racing from Olympique Lyonnais. He is now tied to the club until 2029. After passing through the Racing Club de Lens training center, Mamadou Sarr joined Olympique Lyonnais. In 2022, he won the Gambardella Cup with OL before signing his first professional contract. An undisputed starter in all of the Rhone club’s youth teams, he made his first professional appearance in May 2023, at just 17 years old.
After several months with the first team, Mamadou Sarr went on loan to RWD Molenbeek (Belgium). He played 10 games in the Jupiler Pro League in 2024. The central defender also has 30 appearances for the various French youth teams. He won the European U17 Championship in 2022 and finished second at the last European U19 Championship this summer. He is the son of Pape Sarr, a quarter-finalist at the 2002 World Cup with Senegal. He is now tied to Racing until 2029.”