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Mamadou Mbacke

Mamadou Mbacke
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall
Date of birth (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rufisque, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number 4
Youth career
Montverde Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Los Angeles FC 35 (5)
2021Las Vegas Lights (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023Villarreal B (loan) 25 (3)
2022–2023Villarreal (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Los Angeles FC 2 2 (0)
2023–2024Barcelona B (loan) 22 (2)
2024– Barcelona B 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall (born 21 November 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación team Barcelona Atlètic.

Club career

Born in Rufisque, Senegal, Mbacke moved to Orlando, Florida in the United States to join the Montverde Academy as part of Sport4Charity, an organization ran by former Senegal international footballer Salif Diao.[2] On 5 June 2021, Mbacke joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, signing a two-year contract.[2]

On 11 June 2021, Mbacke was loaned by Los Angeles FC to their USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights.[3] He made his professional debut for the club later that night against San Antonio FC, starting and playing 79 minutes in the 1–1 draw.[4] On September 3, 2021, Mbacke scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Sporting Kansas City.

On 25 August 2022, Mbacke was loaned to Villarreal in Spain until June 2023, where he had previously trained with their youth teams.[5][6] The following day, the loan deal was confirmed, with the player being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[7]

Following a loan spell to Barcelona Atlètic, the reserve team of Barcelona, during the 2023–24 season, on 22 July 2024, Mbacke joined the club on a permanent basis,[8][9] signing a two-year contract, with an option for two more seasons.[9]

International career

Mbacke was called up to the Senegal under-17 side in 2019.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Los Angeles FC 2021 MLS 19 4 0 0 0 0 19 4
2022 16 1 3 1 0 0 19 2
2023 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
Total 36 5 3 1 1 0 40 6
Las Vegas Lights (loan) 2021 USL Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Villarreal B (loan) 2022-23 Segunda División 25 3 0 0 25 3
Villarreal (loan) 2022-23 La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Los Angeles FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 2 0 0 0 2 0
Barcelona B (loan) 2023–24 Primera Federación 22 2 0 0 22 2
Career total 94 10 4 1 1 0 99 11
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ^ "Mamadou Fall". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Sigal, Jonathan (5 June 2021). "LAFC sign 18-year-old defender Mamadou Fall". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "LAFC Loans Eight Players to Las Vegas Lights FC for Upcoming Match against San Antonio FC". Our Sports Central. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Las Vegas Lights 1–1 San Antonio FC". Soccerway.
  5. ^ LAFC. "LAFC Loans Mamadou Fall To Villarreal CF Of Spain's La Liga | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. ^ SIMA (12 April 2019). "Macoumba Ba and Mamadou Ibra Mbacke Fall Train in Spain". SIMA - The Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Mamadou Fall, new Villarreal B footballer". Villarreal CF. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "LAFC transfer defender Mamadou Fall to FC Barcelona". LAFC. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Mbacke ficha por el Barcelona hasta 2026". Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ^ Mamadou Mbacke at Soccerway