Muhammadu Faal
Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Barnet, on loan from Bolton Wanderers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhammadu Mustapha Faal[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Barnet (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ryan | |||
2013–2015 | Boreham Wood | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
2020– | → Barnet (loan) | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC) |
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 seven times in Serie D the following season,[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]
Career statistics
- As of 12 December 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
L'Aquila | 2015–16[5] | Lega Pro Girone B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17[5] | Serie D Girone G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Waltham Forest | 2017–18[6] | Essex Senior League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 25 | 6 | |
Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
Kingstonian | 2018–19[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
Enfield Town | 2018–19[20] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
2019–20[21] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 25 | 24 | ||
Total | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[22] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2020–21[23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Barnet (loan) | 2020–21[23][24] | National League | 8 | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Career total | 76 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 98 | 43 |
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy.
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Surrey Senior Cup.
- Five appearances and four goals in FA Trophy.
- 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.[25]
- Appearance in the FA Trophy.
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ""I'm no stereotype" - New boy Faal's out to stand tall at Wanderers". The Bolton News.
- "PASE PRO'S". 26 September 2019.
- "Muhammadu Faal interview". Kingstonian FC.
- "Faal Muhammadu - Bolton Wanderers - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- "Muhammadu Faal – Walthamstow Football Club".
- "Dulwich Hamlet | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- Football Web Pages: "Bostik League Premier Division – Harlow Town 2 - 3 Dulwich Hamlet – 2017-2018"
- Football Web Pages: Velocity Trophy First Round – Dulwich Hamlet 4 - 1 Greenwich Borough – 2017-2018"
- Football Web Pages: "Bostik League Premier Division – Dulwich Hamlet 4 - 0 Leatherhead – 2017-2018"
- Cawley, Richard. "Dulwich Hamlet striker is on the move".
- "Kingstonian | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- "Dumbarton boss looking to add a further five new faces before Betfred Cup". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter.
- "Faal Signs For Wanderers". www.bwfc.co.uk.
- "Bolton Wanderers sign Muhammadu Faal as Man Utd's Ethan Hamilton joins on loan". 6 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Rochdale 2-0 Bolton Wanderers". 11 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Muhammadu Faal joins on loan from Bolton". www.barnetfc.com.
- "Barnet bring in Bolton striker Faal for the season | Non League Daily".
- Owen, Danny (4 December 2019). "Report: Crystal Palace, Watford and Norwich want 18-goal Muhammadu Faal". HITC.
- "StackPath". www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk.
- "StackPath". www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk.
- "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- Soccerway: Muhammadu Faal
- "Barnet FC: "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening."