Boubacar Fall

Boubacar Fall (born 3 February 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.

Boubacar Fall
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001
Place of birth Thiaroye-sur-Mer, Senegal
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 16
Youth career
Guédiawaye
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Guédiawaye
2021– Saint-Étienne B 22 (0)
2022– Saint-Étienne 1 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Senegal U20
2022– Senegal U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:12, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Having begun his career at Guédiawaye in his native Senegal, Fall joined French club Saint-Étienne on a professional deal on 5 January 2021, following the termination of Stéphane Ruffier's contract at the club.[2][3] Seven months later on 5 August, Fall extended his contract with Saint-Étienne until June 2025.[4][5][6] On 30 December 2022, he made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Caen.[7] In March 2023, Fall suffered a meniscus injury for which he had to undergo surgery; Saint-Étienne announced that he would be expected to spend six months on the sidelines.[8]

International career

With the Senegal U20s, Fall was designated as the best goalkeeper in the 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament, a competition won by Senegal.[2][6] He went on to win the 2020 Arab Cup U-20 with the same team.[5]

Honours

Senegal U20

Individual

  • WAFU U-20 Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2019[2]

References
  1. Boubacar Fall at Soccerway
  2. "Senegal's rising star Boubacar Fall signs for Saint-Etienne". African Sports Monthly. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. "ST ÉTIENNE CLOSE TO BOUBACAR FALL DEAL". Get French Football News. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. "La fiche de Boubacar FALL". Envertetcontretous.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Saint-Etienne: Le gardien Boubacar Fall prolonge avec les Verts". Wiwsport.com (in French). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. "Boubacar Fall prolonge avec les Verts" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "Saint-Etienne vs. Caen". Soccerway. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. Parisot, Julien (15 March 2023). "ASSE – Fin de saison pour le jeune gardien Boubacar Fall". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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