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.[3]

Fodé Ballo-Touré
Ballo-Touré with Monaco in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fodé Ballo-Touré[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997
Place of birth Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
*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.[4] 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.[5]

Monaco

On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.[6]

AC Milan

On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.[7]

Loan to Fulham

On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.[8]

International career

Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11][12]

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.[13]

He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute[14] in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.[15]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 February 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 2701010—290
2018–19 1800000—180
Total 450101000470
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 1802000—200
2019–20 2102020—250
2020–21 24050——290
Total 630902000740
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A 10000—2[lower-alpha 3]0120
2022–23 10100—4[lower-alpha 3]0141
Total 201000060261
Fulham (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 500020—70
Career total 133110050601541
  1. Includes Coupe de France
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 23 January 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202180
202270
202410
Total160

Honours

AC Milan

Senegal

Individual

  • Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022[13]

References
  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Fodé Ballo-Touré at Soccerway
  4. "Transferts : Fodé Ballo-Touré (ex-PSG) à Lille" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. "Lille vs. Nantes - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. "Fodé Ballo-Touré à Monaco jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. "Official Statement: Fodé Ballo-Touré". A.C. Milan. 18 July 2021.
  8. https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/september/02/ballo-toure-arrives-on-loan/
  9. "Fodé Ballo Touré : Un autre talent d'origine malienne se révèle à l'Hexagone". 13 October 2016.
  10. "Congo vs Sénégal : Les compositions officielles – Equipe nationale Football, Football". wiwsport (in French). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. "Senegal 0–0Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  13. "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  14. "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  15. "GIROUD MAKES HISTORY AS FRANCE PROGRESS". AC Milan. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  16. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  17. "Fodé Ballo-Touré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  19. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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