Fodé Ballo-Touré

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Fodé Ballo-Touré
Ballo-Touré with Monaco in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fodé Ballo-Touré[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
(on loan from AC Milan)
Number 12
Youth career
2003–2005 AS Éragny
2005–2017 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Paris Saint-Germain B 53 (1)
2017–2019 Lille 45 (0)
2019–2021 Monaco 63 (0)
2021– AC Milan 20 (1)
2023– → Fulham (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 France U16 9 (0)
2018–2019 France U21 9 (0)
2021– Senegal 16 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.[3]

Club career[edit]

Lille[edit]

Ballo-Touré developed through the Paris Saint-Germain academy. On 1 July 2017, his contract with PSG expired and he signed with Lille managed by Marcelo Bielsa.[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 6 August 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Nantes. He started the match and was replaced by Rominigue Kouamé at halftime.[5]

Monaco[edit]

On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.[6]

AC Milan[edit]

On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.[7]

Loan to Fulham[edit]

On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.[8]

International career[edit]

Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France.[9] However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level, over France and Mali. He made his debut for Senegal in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March 2021.[10]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[11][12]

Ballo-Touré was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[13]

He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute[14] in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.[15]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 10 February 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 1 0 — 29 0
2018–19 18 0 0 0 0 0 — 18 0
Total 45 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 47 0
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 18 0 2 0 0 0 — 20 0
2019–20 21 0 2 0 2 0 — 25 0
2020–21 24 0 5 0 — — 29 0
Total 63 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 74 0
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A 10 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 12 0
2022–23 10 1 0 0 — 4[c] 0 14 1
Total 20 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 26 1
Fulham (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 5 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 0
Career total 133 1 10 0 5 0 6 0 154 1
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 23 January 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2021 8 0
2022 7 0
2024 1 0
Total 16 0

Honours[edit]

Lille

AC Milan

Senegal

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Fodé Ballo-Touré at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Transferts : Fodé Ballo-Touré (ex-PSG) à Lille" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Lille vs. Nantes - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Fodé Ballo-Touré à Monaco jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Statement: Fodé Ballo-Touré". A.C. Milan. 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/september/02/ballo-toure-arrives-on-loan/
  9. ^ "Fodé Ballo Touré : Un autre talent d'origine malienne se révèle à l'Hexagone". 13 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Congo vs Sénégal : Les compositions officielles – Equipe nationale Football, Football". wiwsport (in French). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Senegal 0–0Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  15. ^ "GIROUD MAKES HISTORY AS FRANCE PROGRESS". AC Milan. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Fodé Ballo-Touré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ Chelas, Thanos (27 July 2019). "Christophe Galtier's 2018/2019 Lille OSC — Tactical Analysis". Medium. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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