Youssoupha Fall

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Youssoupha Fall
No. 19–FC Barcelona
Position Center
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 29)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / French
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018 Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017→ Poitiers 86
2018–2021 Baskonia
2018–2019→ SIG Strasbourg
2021–2024 ASVEL
2024–present FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards

Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese-French professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

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Career

Fall attended the Seeds Academy in Thiès, Senegal, [1] before joining the youth ranks of French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket in 2012. He made his debut on Le Mans’ men's team during the 2014–15 season. [2] In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league, [3] after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign. [4]

An early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, he later withdrew his name from the list. [5] He was sent on loan to LNB Pro B side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016–17 season. [6]

On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. [7] On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to SIG Strasbourg for the 2018–19 season. [8] On August 15, 2021, Fall officially parted ways with the Basque club. He signed with ASVEL Basket on loan one day later. [9]

On July 31, 2024, Fall was announced as a new FC Barcelona player, signing a one year deal with the Catalans. [10]

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal [11] and for France, [12] but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2019–20 Baskonia 28*613.5.615—.4524.8.1.2.65.87.3
2020–21 321611.7.628—.7573.2.5.5.77.08.1
2021–22 ASVEL 28912.6.705—.7253.6.1.3.15.87.6
2022–23 342719.9.685—.6976.1.3.3.39.312.5
2023–24 312919.7.613—.5926.6.3.3.68.812.8
Career1538715.7.647—.6464.9.3.3.57.59.8

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2015–16 Le Mans 606.3.000—1.000.8.2—.50.30.5
Career606.3.000—1.000.8.2—.50.30.5

Basketball Champions League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 SIG Strasbourg 121122.0.627—.6677.5.5.21.711.5
Career121122.0.627—.6677.5.5.21.711.5

FIBA EuroChallenge

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Le Mans 101.0———1.0———0.0
Career101.0———1.0———0.0

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Flag of France.svg Le Mans Pro A 175.1.423—.5001.6.1—.31.3
2016–17 Flag of France.svg Poitiers Pro B 3321.2.664—.5747.0.8.31.510.4
2017–18 Flag of France.svg Le Mans Pro A 4720.7.674.000.4316.5.4.3.910.2
2018–19 Flag of France.svg SIG Strasbourg LNB Élite 3223.0.687—.6218.2.6.71.414.3
2019–20 Flag of Spain.svg Baskonia ACB 2412.6.699—.5963.9.1.2.65.4
2020–21 Flag of Spain.svg Baskonia ACB 3111.7.598—.6813.8.3.1.75.8
2021–22 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 4218.1.725—.6675.5.3.2.99.6
2022–23 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 3819.7.779—.6346.8.3.4.711.4
2023–24 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 4119.0.713—.6557.7.3.3.610.8

Personal life

Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017. [14]

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  5. ↑ "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Basket. Youssoupha Fall (MSB) prêté à Poitiers (Pro B)". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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  8. ↑ "Baskonia sends Youssoupha Fall on loan to SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "De la taille dans la raquette !". ASVEL. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Youssoupha Fall joins the team". fcbarcelona.com. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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