Marian Sarr

Marian Sarr
Personal information
Date of birth	30 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	SC Weiche
Youth career
1999–2003	Eintracht Leithe
2003–2005	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
2005–2008	Schalke 04
2008–2012	Bayer Leverkusen
2013	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012	Bayer Leverkusen II
2013–2016	Borussia Dortmund II
2013–2016	Borussia Dortmund
2016–2018	VfL Wolfsburg II
2018–2019	VfR Aalen
2019–2020	Carl Zeiss Jena
2019–2020	Carl Zeiss Jena II
2021	Bonner SC
2021–2022	FC Gießen
2022–2024	UT Pétange
2024–	SC Weiche
International career‡
2010	Germany U15
2010–2011	Germany U16
2011–2012	Germany U17
2013	Germany U18
2013–2014	Germany U19
2014	Germany U20
Medal record
Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Marian Sarr (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʁi̯an ˈzaʁ]; born 30 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Regionalliga Nord club SC Weiche Flensburg.^[1] He is the older brother of Wilfried Sarr.

Club career

Early career

Sarr began his club career playing at Schwarz-Weiß Essen then moved to Schalke 04 in the 2005–06 season before moving to Bayer Leverkusen in the 2008–09 season, where he ultimately succeeded to the second team.^[2] In the 2012–13 Regionalliga season, Sarr made ten appearances for Bayer Leverkusen second team as a defender during the first half of the 2012–13 season.^[3]

Borussia Dortmund

Sarr signed for Borussia Dortmund in the dawn of the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. The signing of Sarr by Borussia Dortmund from Bayer Leverkusen attracted the attention of the media, leading to a renewed debate about "talent theft" in football.^[4] During the second half of the 2012–13 season, Sarr was enrolled initially in the Borussia Dortmund academy (U-19). In the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, Sarr was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund first team by Jürgen Klopp.

Sarr debuted for Borussia Dortmund II on 20 July 2013 on matchday 1 of the 2013–14 season in the 3. Liga against VfB Stuttgart II, in which Sarr made his professional debut.

Sarr made his Borussia Dortmund and UEFA Champions League debut on 11 December 2013 against Olympique de Marseille, helping his team win 2–1 and secure a spot in the round of 16 and win their group.^[5]

The defender had the first match in the Bundesliga on 14 December 2013 against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

On 11 June 2019, FC Carl Zeiss Jena announced that they had signed Sarr on a 2-year contract.^[6]

International career

Sarr represented the German U17 national football team that participated in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovenia. The German U17 national football team under coach Stefan Böger won all matches of the preliminary round, and won the semi-final against Poland U17 national football team 1–0,^[7] then conceded defeat in the final against the Netherlands U17 national football team in a 5–4 penalty shootout.^[8] He is also eligible for the Gambia national football team as his father Famara hails from Bakau.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup¹		Other²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
Borussia Dortmund II	2013–14	3. Liga	25	1	0	0	0	0	—		25	1
	2014–15	3. Liga	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2015–16	Regionalliga West	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		36	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	1
Borussia Dortmund	2013–14	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Career total			48	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	49	1

^1 Includes DFB-Pokal.

^2 Includes DFL-Supercup.

^3 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Germany U17

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship runners-up: 2012

References

^ "Marian Sarr wechselt zu Wolfsburg II".
^ "Marian Sarr" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ "Neue BVB-Talente: Alles Gute kommt aus Essen" [New BVB talents: All good things come from Essen] (in German). spox.com. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ Haji, Hassan Talib (27 December 2012). "Bayer-Talent Marian Sarr zu Borussia Dortmund – Holzhäuser sauer" [Bayer Talent Marian Sarr to Borussia Dortmund – Holzhäuser angry] (in German). Goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ "Late Grosskreutz strike sends Dortmund through". UEFA.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ MARIAN SARR WIRD EIN BLAUGELBWEISSER, fc-carlzeiss-jena.de, 11 June 2019
^ Ross, Dan (13 May 2012). "Impressive Germany beat Poland to reach final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ Ross, Dan (13 May 2012). "Dutch leave it late to down ten-man Georgia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

External links

Marian Sarr – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Marian Sarr wechselt zu Wolfsburg II".

[2] "Marian Sarr" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[3] "Neue BVB-Talente: Alles Gute kommt aus Essen" [New BVB talents: All good things come from Essen] (in German). spox.com. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[4] Haji, Hassan Talib (27 December 2012). "Bayer-Talent Marian Sarr zu Borussia Dortmund – Holzhäuser sauer" [Bayer Talent Marian Sarr to Borussia Dortmund – Holzhäuser angry] (in German). Goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[5] "Late Grosskreutz strike sends Dortmund through". UEFA.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[6] MARIAN SARR WIRD EIN BLAUGELBWEISSER, fc-carlzeiss-jena.de, 11 June 2019

[7] Ross, Dan (13 May 2012). "Impressive Germany beat Poland to reach final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[8] Ross, Dan (13 May 2012). "Dutch leave it late to down ten-man Georgia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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