Mamadou Fall (footballer, born 2002)

Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall (born 21 November 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic.

Mamadou Fall
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall
Date of birth (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002
Place of birth Rufisque, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
(on loan from Los Angeles FC)
Number 4
Youth career
Montverde Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Los Angeles FC 35 (5)
2021 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 → Villarreal B (loan) 25 (3)
2022–2023 → Villarreal (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Los Angeles FC 2 2 (0)
2023– → Barcelona B (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Club career

Born in Rufisque, Senegal, Fall moved to Orlando, Florida in the United States to join the Montverde Academy as part of Sport4Charity, an organization ran by former Senegal international footballer Salif Diao.[2] On 5 June 2021, Fall joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, signing a two-year contract.[2]

On 11 June 2021, Fall was loaned by Los Angeles FC to their USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights.[3] He made his professional debut for the club later that night against San Antonio FC, starting and playing 79 minutes in the 1–1 draw.[4] On September 3, 2021, Fall scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Sporting Kansas City.

On 25 August 2022, Fall was loaned to Villarreal in Spain until June 2023, where he had previously trained with their youth teams.[5][6] The following day, the loan deal was confirmed, with the player being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[7]

International career

Fall was called up to the Senegal under-17 side in 2019.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 November 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Los Angeles FC 2021 Major League Soccer19400—194
Las Vegas Lights (loan) 2021 USL Championship8000—80
Career total 2740000274

References
  1. "Mamadou Fall". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. Sigal, Jonathan (5 June 2021). "LAFC sign 18-year-old defender Mamadou Fall". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "LAFC Loans Eight Players to Las Vegas Lights FC for Upcoming Match against San Antonio FC". Our Sports Central. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. "Las Vegas Lights 1–1 San Antonio FC". Soccerway.
  5. LAFC. "LAFC Loans Mamadou Fall To Villarreal CF Of Spain's La Liga | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. SIMA (12 April 2019). "Macoumba Ba and Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall Train in Spain". SIMA - The Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. "Mamadou Fall, new Villarreal B footballer". Villarreal CF. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. Mamadou Fall at Soccerway
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