Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie C Group B club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.[3]
.jpg) Ballo-Touré with Monaco in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fodé Ballo-Touré[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Milan Futuro | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Fulham (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Milan Futuro | 2 | (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 19:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editLille
editBallo-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
editOn 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.[6]
AC Milan
editOn 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.[7]
Loan to Fulham
editOn 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.[8]
Return to AC Milan and Milan Futuro
editAfter his loan spell in England concluded, he returned to his parent club AC Milan on 30 June 2024, although Ballo-Touré along with teammate Divock Origi initially were both left out of the first team roster for the 2024–25 season, he later joined the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro and made his debut on 20 October, as a starter for a 3–1 home loss Serie C Group B match against Legnago Salus.[9]
International career
editBallo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12][13]
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.[14]
He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute[15] in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.[16]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 23 January 2024[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
editAC Milan
Senegal
Individual
References
edit- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Fodé Ballo-Touré at Soccerway
- ^ "Transferts : Fodé Ballo-Touré (ex-PSG) à Lille" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Lille vs. Nantes - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Fodé Ballo-Touré à Monaco jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Statement: Fodé Ballo-Touré". A.C. Milan. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Ballo-Touré Arrives on Loan". 2 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2024-10-20/milan-futuro-lose-3-1-to-legnago-salus-at-home
- ^ "Fodé Ballo Touré : Un autre talent d'origine malienne se révèle à l'Hexagone". 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Congo vs Sénégal : Les compositions officielles – Equipe nationale Football, Football". wiwsport (in French). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "GIROUD MAKES HISTORY AS FRANCE PROGRESS". AC Milan. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Fodé Ballo-Touré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
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- 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)
