Muhammadu Faal
 Faal with Enfield Town in September 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammadu Mustapha Faal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Maidstone United (on loan from Havant & Waterlooville) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ryan | |||
| 2013–2015 | Boreham Wood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 |
L'Aquila | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → San Gregorio (loan) | ||
| 2017 |
Waltham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Dulwich Hamlet | 17 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 8 | (7) |
| 2018 | Kingstonian | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Enfield Town | 23 | (20) |
| 2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Barnet (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Enfield Town | 43 | (35) |
| 2022– | Havant & Waterlooville | 66 | (28) |
| 2024– | → Maidstone United (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 26 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maidstone United on loan from Havant & Waterlooville.
Career
Faal began his career in the youth team at
Waltham Forest at the start of the 2017–18 season. After only one game, he joined Dulwich Hamlet,[6] where he played 25 times in all competitions[7] and scored six times.[8][9][10] Faal joined Kingstonian on loan in March 2018[11] where he scored seven times in eight games.[12]
The loan was made permanent at the end of the season.
Faal joined
Rochdale, coming on as a substitute for Sonny Graham in the 66th minute.[16] After spending the first few months of the 2020–21 season injured, Faal joined Barnet on a season-long loan on 6 November 2020, with an option to make the deal permanent in January.[17][18] On 19 May 2021, Bolton announced that he would be released at the end of his contract.[19] Faal re-joined Enfield Town in August 2021.[20] His first game came on 14 August where he scored twice in a 4–2 win against Carshalton Athletic.[21]
On 2 August 2022, Faal joined National League South club Havant & Waterloovile following the expiration of his contract with Enfield Town.[22] In January 2024, he joined Maidstone United on loan for the remainder of the season.[23]
Personal life
Faal is the cousin of England international Joe Gomez.[24] He is eligible to play for Gambia.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
L'Aquila
|
2015–16[5] | Lega Pro Girone B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[5] | Serie D Girone G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Waltham Forest
|
2017–18[6] | Essex Senior League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 2 | 25 | 6 | |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| Kingstonian | 2018–19[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Enfield Town | 2018–19[26] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[27] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | 5[c] | 4 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Total | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[28] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[29] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barnet (loan) | 2020–21[29][30] | National League | 20 | 0[d] | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Enfield Town | 2021–22[32] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 43 | 35 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[e] | 2 | 51 | 39 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2022–23[30] | National League South | 43 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 22 | |
| 2023–24[30] | National League South | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| Total | 66 | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 72 | 30 | |||
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2023–24[30] | National League South | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 204 | 100 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 240 | 116 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy.
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Surrey Senior Cup.
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the FA Trophy.
- ^ The goal scored on 2 December 2020, originally attributed to Faal and still listed as such by some sources, was actually scored by Wesley Fonguck.[31]
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division playoffs.
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ ""I'm no stereotype" – New boy Faal's out to stand tall at Wanderers". The Bolton News.
- ^ "PASE PRO'S". 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Muhammadu Faal interview". Kingstonian FC.
- ^ a b c "Faal Muhammadu – Bolton Wanderers – Stats – titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ a b "Muhammadu Faal – Walthamstow Football Club".
- ^ a b "Dulwich Hamlet | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". footballwebpages.co.uk.
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- ^ Cawley, Richard (27 March 2018). "Dulwich Hamlet striker is on the move".
- ^ a b c "Kingstonian | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Dumbarton boss looking to add a further five new faces before Betfred Cup". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter.
- ^ "Faal Signs For Wanderers". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers sign Muhammadu Faal as Man Utd's Ethan Hamilton joins on loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Rochdale 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Muhammadu Faal joins on loan from Bolton". barnetfc.com.
- ^ "Barnet bring in Bolton striker Faal for the season | Non League Daily".
- ^ "Wanderers Reveal Retained List". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Our new signings – the manager explains – Enfield Town FC".
- ^ "Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages.
- ^ "HWFC announce the signing of Muhammadu Faal". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Stones sign Mo". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Owen, Danny (4 December 2019). "Report: Crystal Palace, Watford and Norwich want 18-goal Muhammadu Faal". HITC.
- ^ "Just a little Mo faith – Enfield Town star Muhammadu Faal back to fire it up again | Non League Daily". 15 August 2021.
- ^ "StackPath". enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "StackPath". enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Muhammadu Faal at Soccerway
- ^ "Barnet FC: "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening."
- ^ "Enfield Town | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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