Elhadji Dame Sarr (born 4 June 2006) is an Italian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also has represented the Italian national team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Sarr plays in the shooting guard position.
Early life and youth career
Dame Sarr started playing basketball in the youth ranks of his local team Basket Oderzo, which he joined in 2012 at only 6 years old. He would join Orange1 Basket Bassano in 2019.[1] FC Barcelona noticed him while playing for the local team at a tournament held in Bassano del Grappa in 2022. Sarr would sign for the Catalans in the summer of 2022.[1] During the 2022-23 season, Sarr would play both for the FC Barcelona Junior team and the FC Barcelona B team in the Liga EBA.[1]
Professional career
While still being a FC Barcelona B player, Sarr would make his professional debut for the FC Barcelona first team in January 2023. Playing the last seconds of a 2022-23 Liga ACB win against Bilbao Basket, he became the second youngest player to play an official game for the Catalans.[2]
Continuing to play for FC Barcelona B during the 2023-24 season, Sarr would occasionally be called up to the first team, making his Euroleague debut in a win against Panathinaikos in November 2023.[3]
Sarr joined the FC Barcelona first team roster for the 2024-25 season.[4] In March 2025, Sarr had a breakout game in a Liga ACB win over CB Breogán at Palau Blaugrana, scoring 21 points and performing 3 assists.[5]
National team career
Sarr has represented Italy in several youth-level competitions, most notably the 2022 U16 European Chamionship, the 2023 U18 European Championship and the 2024 U18 EuroBasket.[6]
On 25 November 2024 Sarr made his debut for the Italian national team in a EuroBasket 2025 qualifier game against the Icelandic national team.[7][8]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.5 |
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 4.1 | .666 | .333 | .000 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| Career | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | .571 | .200 | .000 | .4 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 |  Barcelona |
ACB | 3 | 2.3 | .800 | .000 | — | .3 | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona |
ACB | 2 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 2024–25 | Barcelona |
ACB | 6 | 8.5 | .000 | .167 | .500 | .6 | — | — | — | 1.1 |
References
- ^ a b c "Dame Sarr Bio". fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, el segon debutant més jove de la historia". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, la gran esperanza del Barça, debuta en la Euroliga". Sport (in Spanish). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, en dinàmica del primer equip". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, segundo azulgrana con 20 puntos o más a los 18 años". acb.com (in Spanish). 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Barcelona keeps draft prospect Dame Sarr for the next season". Eurohoops. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Italy v Iceland". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr en su primer baile con los grandes: ¿Quién es la perla del Barcelona y de Italia?". olympics.com (in Spanish). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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