Mamadou Loum

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Mamadou Loum
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Loum N'Diaye [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Ouakam
2015–2019 Braga B 68 (4)
2018–2019 → Moreirense (loan) 17 (3)
2019 → Porto (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2024 Porto 11 (1)
2019 Porto B 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Alavés (loan) 32 (2)
2022–2023 → Reading (loan) 29 (1)
2023–2024 → Al Raed (loan) 29 (0)
2024– Arouca 15 (0)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U20 10 (0)
2019– Senegal 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
African U-20 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Mamadou Loum N'Diaye (born 30 December 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Arouca, and the Senegal national team.

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Club career

Loum made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for S.C. Braga B on 15 August 2015 in a game against Gil Vicente F.C., as a 70th-minute substitute for Carlos Fortes. [2] He was called up once for S.C. Braga for their Primeira Liga game away to F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 23 April 2017, remaining unused in a 3–1 loss. [3] A day before the anniversary of that game, he was sent off at the end of a 2–2 home draw with Académico de Viseu FC. [4]

On 30 July 2018, Loum was loaned to top-flight team Moreirense F.C. for the season. [5] He scored his first goal on 2 November in a 3–1 win at eventual champions S.L. Benfica. [6]

In January 2019, Loum moved to FC Porto on a loan deal for the rest of the season with an option to turn the deal permanent. [7] He played three games over the rest of the season and then the club paid €7.75 million for 75% of his economic rights. [8] On 2 December, he started a 2–0 home win over Paços de Ferreira and scored the opening goal. [9]

On 23 July 2021, after featuring rarely for Porto, Loum was loaned to La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for the 2021–22 campaign. [10]

On 30 July 2022, Loum joined EFL Championship club Reading on a season-long loan. [11]

On 10 August 2023, Loum joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed on a season-long loan. [12]

On September 2, 2024 it was confirmed that Loum joined F.C. Arouca on a deal until June 2026. [13]

International career

Loum represented Senegal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his debut for the senior team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mali, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win in Dakar. [14] He was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which the team won in Cameroon at the start of the following year; his one appearance was a goalless draw with neighbours Guinea in the second group game. [15]

He 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 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2015–16 LigaPro 191———191
2016–17 LigaPro222———222
2017–18 LigaPro271———271
Total684———684
Moreirense (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 17330——203
Porto (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga201000—30
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga6140001 [a] 0111
2020–21 Primeira Liga3030003 [b] 090
Total111800040231
Porto B 2019–20 LigaPro10———10
Alavés (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 32200——322
Reading (loan) 2022–23 Championship 2912010—321
Al Raed (loan) 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 12000——120
Career total17011130104018811
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 14 January 2022 [18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201920
202000
202100
202210
Total30

Honours

Porto

Senegal

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paulinho, Loum e Stojiljkovic chamados para deslocação a Paços de Ferreira" [Paulinho, Loum and Stojiljkovic called up for trip to Paços de Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "COMENTÁRIO: Sporting de Braga B e Académico de Viseu empatam em jogo intenso" [COMMENTARY: Sporting de Braga B and Académico de Viseu draw in intense game]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mamadou Loum chega por empréstimo do Braga" [Mamadou Loum arrives on loan from Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Moreirense gela a Luz e Benfica já vai em três derrotas seguidas" [Moreirense freeze the Luz and Benfica now on three consecutive defeats]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Oficial: Loum é reforço do FC Porto" [Official: Loum is addition to FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "FC Porto: Loum custou 7,75 milhões de euros, Manafá três milhões" [FC Porto: Loum cost 7.75 million euros, Manafá three million] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Loum abriu, Zé Luís fixou de bicicleta. FC Porto vence Paços" [Loum opened, Zé Luís sealed it with bicycle kick. FC Porto defeat Paços] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mamadou Loum refuerza el centro del campo del Deportivo Alavés" [Mamadou Loum bolsters the centre of midfield of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mamadou Loum secures season-long loan move from FC Porto". Reading FC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "رسميًا.. الرائد يُعلن عن التعاقد مع مامادو لوم لاعب بورتو البرتغالي".
  13. ↑ Oficial: Loum troca FC Porto pelo Arouca, abola.pt, 2 September 2024
  14. ↑ "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Senegal 0–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
  18. ↑ Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ↑ "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title". the Guardian. Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  21. ↑ "Benfica vs. Porto - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated . 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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