Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a forward for Maidstone United on loan from

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Career

Faal began his career in the youth team at

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-based Ryan before completing a scholarship at

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from 2013 to 2015. He then joined Italian club L'Aquila in the 2015–16 season. He played eight times in

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and

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, and also played in the Promozione on loan at San Gregorio, before returning to England and joining

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at the start of the 2017–18 season. After only one game, he joined

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, where he played 25 times in all competitions and scored six times. Faal joined

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on loan in March 2018 where he scored seven times in eight games. 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

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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. He made his debut on 11 January in a 0–2 defeat against

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, coming on as a substitute for Sonny Graham in the 66th minute. After spending the first few months of the 2020–21 season injured, Faal joined

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on a season-long loan on 6 November 2020, with an option to make the deal permanent in January. On 19 May 2021, Bolton announced that he would be released at the end of his contract. Faal re-joined Enfield Town in August 2021. His first game came on 14 August where he scored twice in a 4–2 win against Carshalton Athletic. On 2 August 2022, Faal joined National League South club Havant & Waterloovile following the expiration of his contract with Enfield Town. In January 2024, he joined Maidstone United on loan for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Faal is the cousin of

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international Joe Gomez. He is eligible to play for Gambia.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faal, Muhammadu 1997 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney Black British sportsmen Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Boreham Wood F.C. players L'Aquila 1927 players Walthamstow F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Serie C players Serie D players Isthmian League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Essex Senior Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriates in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy English people of Gambian descent