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About Malang Sarr
Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (born 23 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lens. He has also represented France at the youth international level. An academy graduate of Nice, Sarr scored on his senior debut in 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club. Sarr was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes. Sarr has represented France at various youth levels and in September 2016, Sarr was named as the captain of the 20-man France U18 squad by manager Bernard Diomède for the 2016 Limoges Tournament. In 2018, he confirmed that he had been approached by the Senegalese Football Association to represent the nation but stated that he still had hopes to play for France. Sarr was born in the neighbourhood of les Moulins in Nice. He is of Senegalese descent through his parents who immigrated to France prior to his birth. Sarr is a Muslim.
