Ibrahima Fall Faye (born January 10, 1997) is a Senegalese professional

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player for Shanxi Loongs of the

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Professional career

Fall Faye played in the youth teams of

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

. He played 9 matches in the

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with during the 2016–17 season, as well as three matches in the

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and one in the

2017 Leaders Cup The 2017 LNB Pro A Leaders Cup season was the 21st edition of this tournament, the fifth since it was renamed as ''Leaders Cup''. The event included the eight top teams from the first half of the 2016–17 Pro A regular season and was played in D ...

. In April 2018, he declared for the

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. On July 7, 2019, Fall Faye signed a two-year contract with

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. On February 27, 2021, Fall Faye has signed with

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of the French

. On July 24, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

. On June 30, 2023, he signed with

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of the

. In September 2024, Fall Faye joined Shanxi Loongs of the

. In October 2024, he left the team due to injury, was replaced by

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. In December 2024, he rejoined the team.

National team career

Fall Faye has been a member of the

Senegal national basketball team The Senegal national basketball team (French language, French: ''Équipe de basketball du Senegal'') represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist (in ...

. He played at the

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References

1997 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Antwerp Giants players AS Monaco Basket players Centers (basketball) Élan Chalon players Leuven Bears players Metropolitans 92 players Nanterre 92 players Sportspeople from Thiès region Poitiers Basket 86 players Power forwards Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Belgium Senegalese expatriate basketball people in France Senegalese men's basketball players Shanxi Loongs players 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-basketball-bio-stub