Sally Sarr (born 6 May 1986) is a

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-born

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

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who plays as a defender for Étoile Carouge in the

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Club career

Sarr began his career in his native France with Le Havre AC before leaving to join Greek side Thrasyvoulos F.C. in 2006. He spent three years with them but only manager 25 games during this time. In 2009, he moved to

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to play for FC Wil in the Challenge League, helping the club to a respectable 3rd-placed finish. In 2009–10, he was part of the side that finished 6th in the Challenge League and in

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, he impressed enough to earn a move to FC Luzern, stepping up to play in the

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. Early into his Luzern career, he impressed enough to earn the nickname "Sally Sarr Superstar". He has previously been likened to

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International career

Sarr made his debut for the Mauritania football team in a

2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football champion ...

1–1 tie with South Africa.

Dance

Sally is known for his unique

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dance, which he usually celebrates with.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarr, Sally 1986 births Footballers from Le Havre Living people Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Promotion League players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Le Havre AC players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players FC Luzern players FC Wil players Servette FC players Étoile Carouge FC players Men's association football defenders French sportspeople of Senegalese descent French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players