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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameIsmaïla Sarr
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySenegal
Age28
Date of birth25 Feb 1998
BirthplaceSaint-Louis
Height185 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubCrystal Palace
Centre-forward
28
Appearances
9
Goals
1
Assists
2176
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.

Scout report

Key starterCentre-forward

I. Sarr is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Crystal Palace, rated 60.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 197 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (63.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.04 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarr.

Judged on this season alone, Sarr graded 38 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 17 of the 17 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 9 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.414 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, 10th of 17 of the 17 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 28 Sarr is in his prime years, and a market index of 46.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
60.9
Ratingi
10th of 17 centre-forwards
38.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
63.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.41
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

28
Apps
9
Goals
1
Assists
10
G+A
0.32
Goals / app

9 goals in 28 appearances (0.32 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 1 assist for 10 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.04 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.9, Sarr carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 17, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions8
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.