Mikayil Faye
Mikayil Ngor Mika Faye (born 14 July 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic and the Senegal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikayil Ngor Faye | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sédhiou, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Diambars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Kustošija | 13 | (1) |
| 2023– | Barcelona B | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Senegal U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Senegal | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:40, 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
A left-sided centre-back, Faye was a product of the Diambars FC Academy in Senegal with Bamba Dieng. Also capable of playing at left-back, he was linked to Olympique de Marseille, and Stade de Reims, and trained with Dinamo Zagreb.
NK Kustošija
Faye made his debut for NK Kustošija in the Prva NL on the 8 March 2023 against HNK Orijent. He scored his first league goal on 22 May 2023 against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
Barcelona
On 19 June 2023 he joined Barcelona Atlètic.
International career
Faye reached the round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Senegal U17. He was later called up by Youssouph Dabo to the Senegal national under-20 football team for CAN U20 qualifiers, although he did not feature in any matches.
He scored on his senior debut for Senegal on 22 March 2024, in a friendly match against Gabon.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kustošija | 2022–23 | Prva NL | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Barcelona B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 27 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Career total | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
International
- As of match played 22 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
- As of match played 22 March 2024
- Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faye goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2024 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | 1 |  Gabon | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
References
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