Michael Fakuade (born February 18, 1989) is an American-Nigerian

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player for

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of the BSN. Standing at , he primarily plays as

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. Fakuade is a two-time BAL champion, having won the title in 2021 with Zamalek and in 2023 with Al Ahly.

College career

Fakuade played his first three seasons with

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team. In 2010, he transferred to

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Professional career

Fakuade was on the

Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...

roster for the

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, where the team won the first-ever BAL championship. He scored a game-high 15 points in the 2021 BAL Finals. On September 20, 2021, Fakuade signed with Egyptian club

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

to play in the

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. He went on to win the club's first Arab championship with Al Ahly. After a stint with

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in Hungary, Fakuade returned to Al Ahly in September 2022. On December 23, 2022, Fakuade signed with

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of the Japanese

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. He returned to Al Ahly in May 2023, to strengthen the club in the 2023 BAL Playoffs. On May 27, 2023, he won his second BAL championship with Al Ahly after defeating AS Douanes in the final. Fakuade became the second player ever to have won two BAL championships.

BAL career statistics

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Awards and accomplishments

Club

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Individual

* GLVC All-First Team: (2012) *GLVC All-Defensive Team: (2012)

External links

References

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