Fodé Ballo-Touré
Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan.
Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
.jpg) Ballo-Touré with Monaco in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fodé Ballo-Touré | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham (on loan from AC Milan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | AS Éragny | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Lille | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Monaco | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | AC Milan | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Fulham (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Senegal | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 24 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Lille
Ballo-Touré developed through the Paris Saint-Germain academy. On 1 July 2017, his contract with PSG expired and he signed with Lille managed by Marcelo Bielsa. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 6 August 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Nantes. He started the match and was replaced by Rominigue Kouamé at halftime.
Monaco
On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.
AC Milan
On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.
Loan to Fulham
On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.
International career
Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France. However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level, over France and Mali. He made his debut for Senegal in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March 2021.
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
Ballo-Touré 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 tournament.
He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 133 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 154 | 1 | ||
International
- As of match played 23 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
Lille
AC Milan
Senegal
Individual
References
External links
- Profile at the AC Milan website
- Fodé Ballo-Touré at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Fodé Ballo-Touré at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-08-04) (in French)
- Fodé Ballo-Touré – UEFA competition record (archive)
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