Muhammadu Faal

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Muhammadu Faal
Muhammadu Faal September 2021.jpg
Faal with Enfield Town in September 2021
Personal information
Full name Muhammadu Mustapha Faal [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Youth career
Ryan
2013–2015 Boreham Wood
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022–2024 Havant & Waterlooville 66 (28)
2024 → Maidstone United (loan) 20 (7)
2024– Crawley Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Crawley Town.

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Career

Faal began his career in the youth team at Chingford-based Ryan before completing a scholarship at Boreham Wood from 2013 to 2015. [3] He then joined Italian club L'Aquila in the 2015–16 season. [4] He played eight times in Lega Pro and Serie D, [5] and also played in the Promozione on loan at San Gregorio, before returning to England and joining 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 Enfield Town in December 2018. After only five appearances in the remainder of the 2018–19 season, he went on trial at Dumbarton [13] before returning to North London and scoring 24 goals in 25 games in all competitions in the first half of the 2019–20 season before joining Bolton Wanderers on an 18-month contract on 6 January 2020. [14] [15] He made his debut on 11 January in a 0–2 defeat against 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]

On 22 July 2024, Faal joined League One club Crawley Town on a six-month contract. [24] [25]

Personal life

Faal is the cousin of England international Joe Gomez. [26] He is eligible to play for Gambia. [27]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
L'Aquila 2015–16 [5] Lega Pro Girone B1000—0010
2016–17 [5] Serie D Girone G7000—0070
Total8000000080
Waltham Forest 2017–18 [6] Essex Senior League 1000—0010
Dulwich Hamlet 2017–18 [7] Isthmian League Premier Division17420—6 [lower-alpha 1] 2256
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18 [12] Isthmian League Premier Division8700—0087
Kingstonian 2018–19 [12] Isthmian League Premier Division9210—4 [lower-alpha 2] 1143
Enfield Town 2018–19 [28] Isthmian League Premier Division5300—0053
2019–20 [29] Isthmian League Premier Division181723—5 [lower-alpha 3] 42524
Total23202300543027
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20 [30] League One 2000000020
2020–21 [31] League Two 0000000000
Total2000000020
Barnet (loan) 2020–21 [31] [32] National League 200 [lower-alpha 4] 10—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0220
Enfield Town 2021–22 [34] Isthmian League Premier Division433542—4 [lower-alpha 5] 25139
Havant & Waterlooville 2022–23 [32] National League South 432131—1 [lower-alpha 3] 04722
2023–24 [32] National League South23711—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0258
Total662842—207230
Maidstone United (loan) 2023–24 [32] National League South207———207
Crawley Town 2024–25 [35] League One0000000000
Career total21710314700229253119
  1. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy.
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Surrey Senior Cup.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy.
  4. ↑ 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. [33]
  5. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division playoffs.

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References

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  2. ↑ ""I'm no stereotype" – New boy Faal's out to stand tall at Wanderers". The Bolton News.
  3. ↑ "PASE PRO'S". 26 September 2019.
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  16. ↑ "Rochdale 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 11 January 2020.
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  22. ↑ "HWFC announce the signing of Muhammadu Faal". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Stones sign Mo". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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  32. 1 2 3 4 Muhammadu Faal at Soccerway
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