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Malang Sarr

Squad depthNEOM · 27 yrsStarterNew signing

Profile

Full nameMalang Mamadou William Georges Sarr
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age27
Date of birth23 Jan 1999
BirthplaceNice
Height183 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubNEOM
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
810
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NEOM.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Lens — Coupe de France: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 540 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at NEOM; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League2001807.25

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Sarr is a 27-year-old central defender at NEOM, rated 42 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 169 on scout potential in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (52.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarr.

Judged on this season alone, Sarr graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 39 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 4.111 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 68 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 13% of the 39 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 27 Sarr is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/225 clubs
42
Ratingi
5th of 39 centre-backs
29.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
52.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.11
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · NEOM finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

9
Apps
4.11
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42, Sarr carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 39 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes556
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success75%
Duels won36
Duels won %66.7%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions14
Blocks8
Fouls committed3

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