Alieu Fadera

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Alieu Fadera
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Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Fajara, Bakau, Gambia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Como
Number 16
Youth career
2016–2020 Real de Banjul
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Real de Banjul
2020–2021 Pohronie 34 (6)
2021–2023 Zulte Waregem 51 (6)
2023–2024 Genk 28 (3)
2024– Como 21 (1)
International career‡
Gambia U20
2022– Gambia 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 1 February 2025 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Alieu Fadera (born 3 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Como. [1]

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Club career

Pohronie

Fadera's arrival at Slovak Fortuna Liga club FK Pohronie was announced on the club's website on 6 March 2020. [2] His debut was delayed due to the league's postponement, caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

He became Pohronie's top scorer in the 2020–21 season, tied with James Weir with 5 goals each. [3]

Zulte Waregem

On 3 August 2021, it was announced that Fadera had signed a four-year contract with Zulte Waregem. He was praised for his athleticism and physicality, as well as versatility in the offence. [4]

Fadera and Zulte were relegated at the end of the 2022–23 season, with league runners-up Racing Genk signing him later in the summer.[ citation needed ]

Como

On 14 August 2024, Fadera signed a four-year contract with Como in Italy. [5]

International career

In March 2021, Fadera received a nomination to the Gambian national team for two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola and DR Congo. In line with FIFA regulations, Pohronie decided not to release Fadera for international fixtures due to concerns over COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine requirements those would rule Fadera out of important relegation group fixtures. [6]

Fadera was selected to represent Gambia at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [7] He appeared in the opening 3–0 defeat versus Senegal, coming on as a substitute for Ibou Touray in the second half. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pohronie 2019–20 Slovak First Football League 3100——31
2020–21 Slovak First Football League31511——326
2021–22 Slovak First Football League0000——00
Total34611——327
Zulte Waregem 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 18020——200
2022–23 Belgian Pro League33652——388
Total51672——588
Genk 2023–24 Belgian Pro League263009 [a] 000353
2024–25 Belgian Pro League2000000020
Total283009000373
Como 2024–25 Serie A 21100——211
Career total1341683900015119
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202210
202330
202490
Total130

Personal life

Per his social media communication, Fadera adheres to Islam. Born in Fajara, The Gambia.

Honours

Gambia U20

References

  1. ↑ Alieu Fadera at Soccerway
  2. ↑ GIBOX,s.r.o (www.gibox.cc), Generované pomocou YGScms spoločnosti. "Meda je späť v tíme. Novou posilou aj hráč z Gambie". www.fkpohronie.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alieu Fadera gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee". ESSEVEE - SV Zulte Waregem (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alieu Fadera gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee". ESSEVEE - SV Zulte Waregem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Como 1907 ingaggia l'attaccante 22enne gambiano Alieu Fadera" [Como 1907 signs 22-year-old Gambian striker Alieu Fadera] (in Italian). Como. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ↑ GIBOX,s.r.o (www.gibox.cc), Generované pomocou YGScms spoločnosti. "Alieu Fadera dostal pozvánku do reprezentácie Gambie". www.fkpohronie.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Profile of Gambia team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". Reuters . 8 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Senegal vs. Gambia - 15 January 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Bah, Momodou. "Alieu Fadera joins Slovak side FK Pohronie" . Retrieved 7 April 2020.


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