Our Senegalese Sarr
Ismaïla Sarr became the club’s third signing of the 2024/25 summer transfer window after joining on a five-year deal from Olympique de Marseille.
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out on loan
Mid
Midfielder
Date of Birth
25.02.9825 February 1998
Country
Joined Team
01.08.2401 August 2024
All time
Palace career
47
Appearances
12
Goals
Awards & Honours
EFL Goal of the Season
2022/23, Watford (v West Bromwich Albion)
Player of the Season
Watford, 2020/21
Players' Player of the Season
Watford, 2020/21
UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season
2018/19, Rennes (v Jablonec)
Crystal Palace Player of the Month
December 2024
The 26-year-old attacker possesses plenty of experience of English football, having spent four years at Watford – recording 34 goals and 22 assists in 131 games – prior to joining Marseille, whom he helped reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season.
Sarr's career began in French football with Metz, before moving to Rennes and leading the club into Europe, as well as winning their first Coupe de France in almost half a century.
At international level, he has been a mainstay of the Senegal national side, earning 64 caps, scoring 13 goals and winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021.
His career has also been defined by his eye for the spectacular, having won Goal of the Season awards in both the Football League and the Europa League.
Sarr was ever-present in every Premier League matchday squad in his first season at the club, playing in all 38 games, while also featuring in a further nine cup games. He scored 11 goals across all competitions, with eight additional assists - including a stunning effort against rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and a brace against Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.
Player StatisticsCareer
Goals46
Appearances177
Sarr highlights
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Every Ismaila Sarr Goal & Assist 2024/25 Season
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Extended Highlights: Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace | Palace TV+
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Match Action: Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
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Ismaïla Sarr Relives His FA Cup Magic
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Goal of the month & Player of the month: April 2025
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Access All Over | Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa (Wembley Edition)
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Goal of the month contenders | April 2025
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All The Goals | Pitchside Angle
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Goal of the month contenders | March 2025
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Access All Over: Fulham (A)| FA Cup
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The Full 90: Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town | Palace TV+
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Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town | Palace TV+
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Match Action: Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town
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Goal of the month contenders | February 2025
- 'Sarr will tear you apart again' – every 24/25 goal & assist by our No. 7
- Gallery: The best of the Eagles on international duty
- International round-up: Sarr's scoring spree continues, Daichi at the double for Japan
