{{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 Féminine|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 (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | 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 Féminine|Paris Saint-Germain]] | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = [[Lille OSC (women)|Lille]] | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2019–2021 | clubs3 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women)|Bordeaux]] | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = [[Paris FC (women)|Paris FC]] | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 16 | years5 = 2023–2025 | clubs5 = [[Washington Spirit]] | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = [[France women's national under-19 football team|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 = 2017–2023 | nationalteam4 = [[France women's national football team|France]] | nationalcaps4 = 28 | nationalgoals4 = 9 | club-update = 19 October 2025 | ntupdate = }}
'''Ouleymata Sarr''' (born 8 October 1995) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].
==Club career== Sarr spent four seasons at [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]] and scored in the [[2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League]] against [[1. FFC Frankfurt|Frankfurt]].<ref name=LOSC/> Prior to the [[2017–18 Division 1 Féminine|2017–18 season]], Sarr transferred from PSG to [[Lille OSC (women)|Lille]].<ref name=LOSC/> She scored a hat-trick on her debut for Lille<ref name=Equipe/> and scored a further 17 in the [[2018–19 Division 1 Féminine|2018–19 season]]. In 2019, Sarr signed for [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women)|Bordeaux]].<ref name=SO>{{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 (newspaper)|Sud Ouest]] |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> 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 (women)|Paris FC]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 23 June 2023, it was announced that Sarr would transfer to the [[Washington Spirit]] after completing her contract with Paris FC.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 30 June, Sarr's contract expired, the free transfer was made official, and she signed a three-year contract with the Spirit.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>
==International career== In 2014, Sarr was called up to the [[France women's national under-19 football team|French U19 team]] and later to the U20 team for the [[2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]].<ref name=LOSC>{{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}}</ref> Sarr scored a goal in a group stage match against [[Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team|Costa Rica]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In October 2017, Sarr scored the opening goal for the [[France women's national football team|French senior team]] in a 8–0 win against [[Ghana women's national football team|Ghana]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |date=24 October 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> She was not selected for the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref name=SO/> Sarr played at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]].<ref>{{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 (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |date=30 May 2022 |accessdate=30 May 2022}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=Equipe>{{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}}</ref> She is of [[Mauritania]]n descent.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 21 February 2023}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[France women's national football team|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"|[[Exhibition game|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"|[[Exhibition game|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 – UEFA Group I|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==
'''Washington Spirit''' *[[NWSL Challenge Cup]]: [[2025 NWSL Challenge Cup|2025]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/blog/2025/03/08/recap-short-handed-spirit-wins-2025-nwsl-challenge-cup/|title=Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup|date=2025-03-08|publisher=[[Washington Spirit]]|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Sports links}} * {{FFF player}} * {{FFF female player|2543854359-ouleymata-sarr|archive=20181002063309}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{France squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
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