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
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) 4 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 France U16 9 (0)
2018–2019 France U21 9 (0)
2021– Senegal 15 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 5 December 2022 (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

Lille

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

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

AC Milan

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

Loan to Fulham

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

International career

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

Club

As of match played 26 December 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 2701010——290
2018–19 1800000——180
Total 45010100000470
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 1802000——200
2019–20 2102020——250
2020–21 2405000——290
Total 63090200000740
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A 10000—2[lower-alpha 1]0—120
2022–23 10100—4[lower-alpha 1]0—141
Total 20100006000261
Fulham (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 400020——60
Career total 13211005060001531
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 24 September 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202180
202260
Total140

Honours

Lille

AC Milan

Senegal

Individual

References

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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