Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Worthing.
 Faal with Enfield Town in September 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammadu Mustapha Faal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Worthing | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ryan | |||
| 2013–2015 | Boreham Wood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | L'Aquila | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → San Gregorio (loan) | ||
| 2017 | Waltham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Dulwich Hamlet | 17 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 8 | (7) |
| 2018 | Kingstonian | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Enfield Town | 23 | (20) |
| 2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Barnet (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Enfield Town | 43 | (35) |
| 2022–2024 | Havant & Waterlooville | 66 | (28) |
| 2024 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2024 | Crawley Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Worthing | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editFaal began his career in the youth team at Chingford-based Ryan before completing a scholarship at Boreham Wood from 2013 to 2015.[3] He then joined Italian club L'Aquila in the 2015–16 season.[4] He played eight times in Lega Pro and Serie D,[5] and also played in the Promozione on loan at San Gregorio, before returning to England and joining Waltham Forest at the start of the 2017–18 season. After only one game, he joined Dulwich Hamlet,[6] where he played 25 times in all competitions[7] and scored six times.[8][9][10] Faal joined Kingstonian on loan in March 2018[11] where he scored seven times in eight games.[12] The loan was made permanent at the end of the season.
Faal joined Enfield Town in December 2018. After only five appearances in the remainder of the 2018–19 season, he went on trial at Dumbarton[13] before returning to North London and scoring 24 goals in 25 games in all competitions in the first half of the 2019–20 season before joining Bolton Wanderers on an 18-month contract on 6 January 2020.[14][15] He made his debut on 11 January in a 0–2 defeat against Rochdale, coming on as a substitute for Sonny Graham in the 66th minute.[16] After spending the first few months of the 2020–21 season injured, Faal joined Barnet on a season-long loan on 6 November 2020, with an option to make the deal permanent in January.[17][18] On 19 May 2021, Bolton announced that he would be released at the end of his contract.[19] Faal re-joined Enfield Town in August 2021.[20] His first game came on 14 August where he scored twice in a 4–2 win against Carshalton Athletic.[21]
On 2 August 2022, Faal joined National League South club Havant & Waterloovile following the expiration of his contract with Enfield Town.[22] In January 2024, he joined Maidstone United on loan for the remainder of the season.[23]
On 22 July 2024, Faal joined League One club Crawley Town on a six-month contract.[24][25] Faal made no appearances for Crawley before joining Worthing in September.[26]
Personal life
editFaal is the cousin of England international Joe Gomez.[27] He is eligible to play for the Gambia.[28]
Career statistics
edit- As of 25 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| L'Aquila | 2015–16[5] | Lega Pro Girone B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[5] | Serie D Girone G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2017–18[6] | Essex Senior League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 2 | 25 | 6 | |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| Kingstonian | 2018–19[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Enfield Town | 2018–19[29] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[30] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | 5[c] | 4 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Total | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barnet (loan) | 2020–21[32][33] | National League | 20 | 0[d] | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Enfield Town | 2021–22[35] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 43 | 35 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[e] | 2 | 51 | 39 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2022–23[33] | National League South | 43 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 22 | |
| 2023–24[33] | National League South | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| Total | 66 | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 72 | 30 | |||
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2023–24[33] | National League South | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2024–25[36] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worthing | 2024–25[33] | National League South | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| Career total | 227 | 107 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 265 | 126 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy.
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Surrey Senior Cup.
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the FA Trophy.
- ^ The goal scored on 2 December 2020, originally attributed to Faal and still listed as such by some sources, was actually scored by Wesley Fonguck.[34]
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division playoffs.
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ ""I'm no stereotype" – New boy Faal's out to stand tall at Wanderers". The Bolton News.
- ^ "PASE PRO'S". 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Muhammadu Faal interview". Kingstonian FC.
- ^ a b c "Faal Muhammadu – Bolton Wanderers – Stats – titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ a b "Muhammadu Faal – Walthamstow Football Club".
- ^ a b "Dulwich Hamlet | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages.
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- ^ Cawley, Richard (27 March 2018). "Dulwich Hamlet striker is on the move".
- ^ a b c "Kingstonian | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages.
- ^ "Dumbarton boss looking to add a further five new faces before Betfred Cup". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter.
- ^ "Faal Signs For Wanderers". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers sign Muhammadu Faal as Man Utd's Ethan Hamilton joins on loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Rochdale 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Muhammadu Faal joins on loan from Bolton". barnetfc.com.
- ^ "Latest Non League News Archives". Betting.co.uk.
- ^ "Wanderers Reveal Retained List". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Our new signings – the manager explains – Enfield Town FC". 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages.
- ^ "HWFC announce the signing of Muhammadu Faal". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Stones sign Mo". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Former Bolton Wanderers forward signs for Crawley Town on short-term deal".
- ^ "Muhammadu Faal: Crawley Town sign striker on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Faal Joins Forces with Agutter". worthingfc.com.
- ^ Owen, Danny (4 December 2019). "Report: Crystal Palace, Watford and Norwich want 18-goal Muhammadu Faal". HITC.
- ^ "Just a little Mo faith – Enfield Town star Muhammadu Faal back to fire it up again | Non League Daily". 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "StackPath". enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "StackPath". enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Muhammadu Faal at Soccerway
- ^ @BarnetFC (3 December 2020). "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Enfield Town | Appearances | Muhammadu Faal | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Muhammadu Faal in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
