Mikayil Faye

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Mikayil Faye
Personal information
Full name Mikayil Ngor Faye
Date of birth (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sédhiou, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 15
Youth career
2019–2022 Diambars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Kustošija 14 (1)
2023–2024 Barcelona B 35 (4)
2024– Rennes 8 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Senegal U17 10 (0)
2024– Senegal 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Mikayil Ngor "Mika" Faye (born 14 July 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Senegal national team. [3]

Contents

Club career

Early career

A left-sided centre-back, Faye was a product of the Diambars FC Academy in Senegal with Bamba Dieng. [4] Also capable of playing at left-back, he was linked to Olympique de Marseille, and Stade de Reims, [5] [6] and trained with Dinamo Zagreb. [7]

NK Kustošija

Faye made his debut for NK Kustošija in the Prva NL on the 8 March 2023 against HNK Orijent. [8] [9] He scored his first league goal on 22 May 2023 against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. [10] [11]

Barcelona

On 19 June 2023 he joined Barcelona Atlètic. [12] He signed an agreement till June 2027 and was handed number 15. [13] On 3 September 2023 he made his official Barcelona Atlètic debut against Real Unión, forming a centre-back duo with fellow teammate Pelayo Fernández.

Rennes

On 25 August 2024, Faye moved to Ligue 1 side Rennes, signing a four-year deal. [14]

International career

Faye reached the round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Senegal U17. [15] In 2021, he was called up by Youssouph Dabo to the Senegal national under-20 football team for U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, although he did not feature in any matches. [16]

He scored on his senior debut for Senegal on 22 March 2024, in a friendly match against Gabon. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 June 2024 [18] [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kustošija 2022–23 Prva NL 131—10141
Barcelona Atlètic 2023–24 Primera Federación 334—2 [a] 0354
Rennes 2024–25 Ligue 1 00000—0
Career total4650030495

    International

    As of match played 22 March 2024
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Senegal 202411
    Total11
    As of match played 22 March 2024
    Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faye goal
    List of international goals scored by Mikayil Faye
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    122 March 2024 Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France 1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2–03–0 Friendly

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