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Malang Sarr

French footballer (born 1999)

Born
January 23, 1999
Age in 2026
27
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1999

About Malang Sarr

Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (born 23 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Neom. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team. An academy graduate of Nice, Sarr scored on his senior debut in 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club. He joined Premier League club Chelsea in 2020, where he had two season-long loan moves to Porto in Primeira Liga and back in France to Monaco, before his contract with the English club was terminated in 2024. Internationally, Sarr represented France at every youth level from under-16 to under-21. In 2026, he switched allegiance to Senegal, and made his senior debut in September of that year. == Club career == === Nice === Born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Sarr joined local side OGC Nice at the age of six. He spent the next 12 years in the club's academy before making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 14 August 2016 against Rennes, aged 17. He scored the winning goal for his team in the 60th minute, heading home from a Jean Michaël Seri free-kick. In doing so, he became the second youngest player to ever score on debut in Ligue 1, behind Nigerian international Bartholomew Ogbeche.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Malang Sarr was born

Malang Sarr was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

  • #1 song"Believe" – Cher
  • Top movieAmerican Beauty
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
  • Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
  • Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
  • Defining fadY2K panic
  • Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
  • World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Malang Sarr's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19992026
Gas$1.17$3.45/gal
Average home$133,300$435,000
Average income$50,641$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.08$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population272.7M341 million

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