Bouna Junior Sarr (born 31 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for club Metz. Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team.
Club career Metz Sarr played his first senior match for Metz against Tours on 29 July 2011. He later became an integral part of their promotion from the Championnat National to Ligue 1.
Marseille Sarr signed for Marseille on 7 July 2015. On 12 April 2018, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 5–2 win over RB Leipzig in the Europa League quarter-final second leg. On 3 May, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to Red Bull Salzburg as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, which was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018, against Atlético Madrid.
Bayern Munich On 5 October 2020, Sarr signed for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a four-year deal. Sarr made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 15 October and provided two assists to fellow new signing Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting as the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0. On 25 August 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in the same competition, in the first round of the following season, in a 12–0 hammering of fifth division club Bremer SV.
On 6 May 2023, he featured in his only match of the 2022–23 season after 424 days of his last match, coming off the bench in the 88th minute, in a 2–1 away win over Werder Bremen. On 26 September, he played his first match of the following season, where he provided an assist in a 4–0 away win over Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal. On 11 November, he made his first start since April 2021, in a 4–2 victory over Heidenheim. Later that year, on 1 December, he had surgery on his torn ACL in his left knee, which would force him to be sidelined for several months.
After playing only 16 Bundesliga matches in four seasons, on 12 May 2024, Bayern Munich announced that Sarr would leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expired.
Return to Metz After not playing professionally for a season and a half, on 2 February 2026 Sarr returned to Metz.
International career
Sarr was born in France to a Senegalese father and a Guinean mother. He was called up by the Guinea national team in December 2014, but he did not play for them. In late April 2018, he was approached by the Senegal national team and turned down the offer. However, Sarr decided to represent Senegal as he was called up in late September 2021 by Aliou Cissé for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Namibia, Togo and Congo. He debuted with Senegal in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021. Sarr was called up for the Senegal national team to compete in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where he played every match, eventually winning in the final against Egypt.
He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. In September 2022, he had a knee surgery which forced him to miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMetz2011–12Ligue 29110—001012012–13Championnat National29310—303332013–14Ligue 228110—103012014–15Ligue 130221—10333Total9675100501068Marseille2015–16Ligue 12523030213332016–17Ligue 12601000212912017–18Ligue 129030151104812018–19Ligue 12911060103712019–20Ligue 12714100103222020–21Ligue 12000000020Total1384121241721818Bayern Munich2020–21Bundesliga802050001502021–22Bundesliga501150101212022–23Bundesliga10000000102023–24Bundesliga2020100050Total1605111010331Metz2025–26Ligue 1120———120Career total2621122335113233217
International National teamYearAppsGoalsSenegal202140202290Total130
Honours Marseille UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18
Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 DFL-Supercup: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup: 2020
Senegal Africa Cup of Nations: 2021
Individual Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022
References
External links
Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website